The Somerset Herald. Ei' WAr.D HCtril, fclivr a Proprietor. .Oct. II, l- REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. Clect on, Tuertay. Neve mber 7th. STATE. n:N". i. yzwus yy.i.u riiiiaeieii.bia. TOE ITATI TEAAi Ea : COL. S. M. JACKSOK, Armstrcrf. COUNTY- TOE A?.SOCIATE Jlt-CE. D. J. EOE"ER,of Somervrt Eor&csii. FOR pKHRIFF. EDWAP.I) Ef''VEE, c-T Ber'.a Bw.;!. FuE rKOTHOV TASV, F. r. SAVLOR, of n:r--t &jpo!:?!i FOR BEoISTEE ANI RECOM EU, J AC Oil S. KILLER, of a. chonirg Tp. FOR TKKAsrRFE. E. E. PUin, of S-.n- i-Tp. Fi'R COS!J:iIOER3, S. r. FTIOLEfLof &-rrt Tao. II EST. V F. EABNFTT. ef -..o-erset TT. FOR PO"R r-RECTOR JAV.UB Mc.f-.E'lOR, (f g:.idsT!vj. F.'K i MI '.:i. r. FAX. l Somerset TT. W ILLIAM K. EAEEti. of S -raerv.-! TD- tbe iiver i ::r-L-'.!: Act is like that of 111 e rralj i.;t ar 1. T;;;- Is a Ilepti'o'.kan year ai! a'.or:? tbe line If yyiw'-e'i tijjiut'as procession you mast $ro to the election anl vjtetle fail Ii?f aWican ticket. S' 'i TiiEr.s" 'war cliics'' re corning to tie front it WisLIneton. Tl y bave wair ! a Ions tiaief.T a )-m ra:ie Congress' l-iit at last tli"ir nnrxit tacit? is here. T.'i x w rat ber li. l.aritab'e z-U'ie, pt.ii-.wt given an nnetnp'.Dv'! work man ui.omas r.aij.'.;fi:rjr t-f Lunger. Y.A the r-ytvr you carne-l en your hat las'. cnj.i:sa Tt"E f..r:.oers bo vttl f-r Cleveland Itn-I !l-;!i.irhst sii.! bave t!ie wheat cr. l'are'.-.ir.2 a fr. i-al of tuir.kir j.M i.. abvnt the i!.;i.-r-. r.ee Ltwe-n f. " t.t an ! hia 1-l.ri.t. H J. I). Hi. k D.aJe a ,-;th ia the Ik-u.-e on Friday last that ii highly ?-fc-ri of by tiie corresr jairoU of the ilai iy j.resa. Its theme was exposition to tbe rr-;-.-a! of tl. l"e iera! election laws. V'n:i 2 r mctratic a-ijority of five in tbe Senate anJ e!h!y-f jar in the Hocsr tbe President cannot procure the adop tion of hi Crst rfcotnrner.dation to Ccn ?re?. What's the Ka'terwitb the"nnit ! anJ victorious Democracy ?'' P:i-N'Tex I'rtsi.ietit Iiarr:.-oa hit tbe I'u'.i's eye nhen he said tLit Mr. Cleve land was going to have a hard time driv ii.ij his nDbroken team of wild coltf? There never sas sjio'.i a !ti king, ho!:;i: . biting, becking, ftise and etubbarn team Litebed together. The repeal of the Federal election laws, the repeal of lawsfr protection of Amer ican industries, and the repeal of the State bauk tax are all of the earue piece. They are Democratic, oprxiseJ to honest ballot, opposed to honest money, and robbers of every lalorir.ji man's home. A n!.-TiN,t i-iiEDptd.lician of this town, sua'erii g ith a " toot;, -ache,-' explained the caae to a syrpathizinp friend by the statement that " a cavity flT into my tnoih.' Apparently Mr. C'eic'.anl isaf fe;tel with a .Senatorial ivity ia the Matter of the repeal of the Slver p'ir chr.ing law. The Ftdera! e'tcti jn laws were passed to puni.-h election thieves aui ballot-bur f-t'iii'ers, and cow that the DmuCats are in power the Cr-t time for more than thirty years they are d'-terxinel up-n their repeal. Jeetians thereafter ia the South and the city of Xevr Yaik will simply be a farce. Wi: see daily accounts ia our eschir.; of the resumption of work at ini'is, factories and irri jes, but alino-it invaria bly it Ls resumption of work on reduced time and at reduced waires for the woik ing:jies. Is this the chati;; and the "good times" they were promised and fc-r v, hiih thtv vc ted !tst fall ? T:'EB-a.j-Ki:y rnnst rile, is just now the iL-rjiocratic issis'.anee. Weli, why don't ; rait? Simply l-ecav.e or.o piart of the I'emocTatic tiuj oiity persKs in iiilibt: terlr.5 apainst the baiance cf the majori ty. I.r-t the r-rc?ri?s p-x'.Ai np a pca -e liet.tn its w&::i:g factiocsand tl:en its i::. joii:y can tule. "De-jcm ATi' g.-od tita-H" have cade it :;ei.s.cry for the Philadelphia .ey-.o v to distribu.e 2-i.X leaves of bread tn un employed workmen an J their families ia that ci'.y. Ttiis is the kind of good work uee-aitatc-i by the chatige that was vot ed fcr last fa!!, but the .; ir. r seems to !e doi::g it to the sitisfaction of the men ci:t vf work. It is said the President is greatly dis appViated in his Conjresi. X j won Jer 1 lie called Congress together for the pcr pxwe of wiping out the Silver purchasing law, and hi Democratic partisans in the Senate wou't wipe, although they have a clear m i rity ia that bo iy and have al so the support of twenty seven Pepubii can Senators. Ir lock as if " -.vermr Mc Kiuley was roinz to have "a walk-ever" in Oiiio. lie is eiieaking daily to thousands who throng to bear him. "Hill" McKiiiiey and the " MclCicley biir are the great end living issues cf the c impa'gn. The woikingmen of Ohio are going to make their mark upon the question of Protec tb n at the coming election. C-.n. ufs-mas Bktas of Nebraska, who in the last Congress made a free trade speech hich S3 deligh ted bis Democrat ic friends that be was placed on tbe Com mittee of Ways and Means to help de stroy the tariff, threatens to leave the Democratic party because in his own Sate tbey have declared against free coin age of silver. I rorn the Democracy to the Populists is as easy as rolling off a i b grave and reverend Senators asseit that it is incompatible with the dignity and decorum of that Ligh and mighty body to filibuster, and they gravely in form the country every few days that they will not resort to that disreputable method ol delaying legislation, yet for weeks they have Ulted, talked, "talked ajiinst the repeal of the Silver Act for theeole purpose of delaying and prevent in? a rote. IfthU is pot e.'ibus'erirp, w hat ia it ? It, i r.i-i;xTAT:v Conn of Aiabiins, ho j!:tro.!a,J s bill to revive tbe bated itcrai"; lax, opeoiy astwn j it wttuld I collected off the people in tl e J'oitheraS-tAte,cd that the South era people o' 1 I7 but little of it. Tbir is candid, if rot honest, and shons the n::r.as c.f the S-iQthern Hc-urbons. Kepeai the txriff and tics destroy the ceas cf veaUh in the North; then tax b?.t wealth is left in the Sorth and we iil soon have these yankees U-garei. The rva.crra:s;:i keep iceistlrs that tbe f-nanclal troul-U of tbe cnntry are dr.e:. 'y ! ti e .'iUvr p-Jrt ba-jii'g Act. and yet lhe.ctuaf cotitaii.ing a decided iH-mocratic majority refuses to repeal tLat Ad. I-c't it apparent therefore that tbe I ii.'x rr.ts are rrtpcnrible for all onr fi far.cia! troubir-, or that they do not be lieve their owa statement that tbe trou ble coti.es f:ou tbe continued purchase of silver? A vote ia the Senate would at once settle tbe question, bat the Iem ocrsts n fuse to posh the matter to vote. A VEAEajo'bere was prosperity every where. The work s-hops were all crowd ed with order?, the furxace fires were roaring, tbe spindiea were bnmming and evrry worko,an bo desired it had con stant eniployrcent at good wages. How is it no ? Maltitudes cf p.pleare idle and vainly Kekit? fur the chance toeam their daily bread. Why is this? Let the LietL'icratic orators and deniagojrnes w ho induced tht-se j-eop'e to "vote for a change" tell the hungry and repaid workirpmerj, to be found in all centers of former industries if this is the change they proiijised their dnpf-s. VTi::: e a I'eraocnitic Senate is dawd- ': V.nz away wteks of tie in a rr tended eCrt to rt ;cai the tilver pur. hs-irg law. I which their jarty is plolpeJ to ie out ! of exis'en.e. and which they have the i alr-ile power to do at any FeE.-icn cf that body; and whiieal.'enjocraticCoaj nii'.tee of the II:.ufe ia sittir.a in secret eessioa tt the I f pitul scliemicg for the repet! of the tariff and the cone juent (if fru tion of tiie American workshops. What hope is there fjr the many thous ands of workmen w ho are vainly seeking ( re!i:p'.,yment? Tbt talk of coming times is likesiving a stone to those who ask f ir bread. T'Eoniy iiieihod by w hich the people can enter their protest against the policy of the DeTaoctatlc p'.rty. which has in a j f-w t-1 : : r t moBths brought blight and stagnation i;j on, ani threatens rata to the 1 tilceps interests of the oo-'.intry, is to pi to tiiepo-lrand by their Vjtes ex prsss their sentiments. TLiee weeks L-ence, Nor. 7th, every voter w iil 1 alford o1 this opi ortunity. Let our rulers bear from you at the polls, and that there may be no li.istake about the natter, Ii-puhli-ccs f-hou!d turn out ia force and vofe their party ticket solidly frota top to Lot too. We have an admirable State and a aiOit ex' C-llent County ticket, nominated by a f. ir :-.n i free election, offered for our iuppcrt. Goto the election and take yo'.:r Reptblicin neighbors with you and by your votes erpr ss your views. It is only by j cur v.tes and the election of niei representing yoe.r principles that you fin r.!ke yonrse!v.a be felt. Let our fi leads turn out in force. SesatoB Vini.Htt.- L'ave noticeon Sat urday tl at to-day Wedces,lay I he would a k the Seriate t ) remain continuously in -;.'.-! ii until a v.. te is reached on the re pf&l cf the Filvcr purchiising law. This w il! reduce thestrtvsle to a tcttof phys ical endurance. It hl be rt-ces.-ary for the friends of unconditional repeal, i! Mr. Voorhees persists ia l.U plan, to keep a quorum of their own in the Senate, so as tovo'.edoan all dilatory ra -tior.s that will be made tosUveoIthe vote cn the main question. This will require the constant presence of at least forty-five Senators and it is doubtful, owing t age aad in3rmities, if that number can be held together .'or more than twenty-four hours. Moreover, Mr. Vcorhees bzs weakened on several previous occasions, and may do so aiin when the supreme moment arrives It isto be Loped, how ever, that this week w ill see the question seC.!.-l aud the business interests of the country relieved from further EUipen. Thespe?-h delivered by the Hon. J. X. Lolpb, of O.tgon, in the United Slates Senate, it an early staje of the silver dis cussion in the Senate, contained some pithy facts which cannot be too often re iterated, lie could not have put the sit uation more clearly than ifl this state meet : Trie present condition is th logical re snit of the suce-ss at the Presidential election of November last of the party which d-lares that protection of Ameri can industries is rohbery, and stands pitdued to reverse the policy which for more than thirty years has given ui an era of prosm-rity such as tiiis or no other country tin ever before eto yed a poli cy which has causid'.iwji.iiion tosweep parors a co.Mineut, w hich has opened tidies of t:.e n-ful metals r.nd started the wi ee'.s of new industries in the Seuth, which has iarg'-iy tran-ferred the ind'WriiS abroad once supported by our i; ; le to oir own shores to furtiish'thttu e:i:pij a,ei;t, wbii-ti has a used the con tsnriit to L-'1 overe-I with a network of r.iiroa Is aior.g wh.e lines great centers of icdastryiiavesprnr up, with great mari:ric!':.' .c. otab.hments givir.s pTolitabie employment to niiilions of Araerican citrus. T:ie situation in the Senate reminds cneoftiie old-time game between two levers who gi to s:; the girl at the same tirr.e, and try to sit each other out. Tuis is kept up to the gTeat diseoo-fjrt of the irl until htr parent appears and fires them both out of the hoass. It is time for the old maato put in an appearance and do some basiling. HirrUlnr 7,V- As orga remarks: "Mr. Cleveland is a n.an cf great aa l determined firmness." It seems as if CngTes, like the grat American mule, li:n a'.sj the trait iu a msrke 1 degree. While thev all "stand iinu," the millions suffer with Lnnger. It is a grand exhibit. People who "wanted a change" got it, without a doubt, and they must stand itlikemen. I.iLr (k-.un. Terms of a Compromise. W ashic.;to!. I. C. Met. 7. The corre spondent of the New York Sun says that Secretary Carlisle has sageteJ a compro mise wbicb ra:!it be acceptable ia case it fbuutd be deiniastratei tbit anrontlitional repeal is impossible. His proposed pian.it is understoo I, cootem; '.ales the extension of the Siiermai law for three rear, with a re daction of the amount of silver to be pur chased to i.oCii.OOO ounces monthly ins eal of 4.y',nO ounces, as tbe !mw stands row. Senator Sherman is also reported, in an in terview published in tbe Cincinnati I,t.-,iirtr, on Thursday, to have said, after expressing bis belief that the repeal bill cannot pass . "My judgment i that in the end the Demo crats will vote fr a propositi ja to extend the provisions of the Sherman law three years, with a reduction of the monthly pur chase of silver to 2,5"V,0O0 oances, instead of 4,Vi-.io ounces aa now."' In answer to a question a to whether the PresiJrtit would sign such a bill, the Senator aid : " I bave oo meant of knowing, yet I am impressed that he will agree to a fair com promt. If be does not he will destroy his party and his admlnis '.ration will bebro kea down." A m in named Travis, of Dalu.pie. Iowa, went b'ue drunk and beeaa beating h i t ife, when h'i n fhot Lira da.l THE GULF CALAMITY. 2.000 Live Believed Lost. The litest ejtir.iatea of the loss of life by tbe Gulf storia on last Su-aday, given in a di'paich frvtn New Orltaca, makes it reach 2 (, aad damage to property of $5,OX',0'X. The principal loss of life was on tbe coast below New Or'.eacs and along the shores of JJobiieEay. There were many marine di asters, also, accompanied by loss of life. The death list is already above 1056, and New Or!as Lai beard roi only a portion cf the devsi !ted craUry. h is such a rtt-w-,;k of is'ii!'K bsy&". '.ak'-s and swamps that it will Lea w-rk U-f-jro the relief boats can lri.-re ail the witerwajs and diiccver the full extent of damage done. The lofj of life in the parish of Flaque mi:.e, lying on both si.U of t!ic Hissisnip-pi. t s been heavy, erecia! y in property, ar.d l.'J iivs. Ejt the great loss wis in the in terior settlements, on the Gulf coast, and the tare us k auir g to it. Tbe con at ry there it rrainiy s?a cia.-sh, aimost destitute of tre-es. The highest point is ortt j seven feet abc-ve the sea level, and the greater portion is only three feet high. When, therePjre. the storm forced the waves np Cfien feet they swept over the islands and ridges of chemeres, carrying everything before them. There have been several similar disasters on the coast at List Island, where 2SJ peo ple lost their lives ; at Johnston's B -yon. six years ago, when the lost were 20U ; but Monday's ui?sster far surjosses these hor rors. The fated settlements extend along the Mississippi from Pointe a la Ilache, to miles below New Orleans, to the Gulf oa Bayou r.aratara. and the oyster ree& between there and the mouth of the Mississippi and on the islands st retching frjm tie Mississippi to the mainland at Chemeres Cami'iida, Hay St, 1-uis and Pearl Paver in Mississippi. Chemeres Caniiuada was supposed to be the taW piece oa the Gulf coast ; but the fury i t the storm raised the water in the bay back of it. Early Monday morning the water had risen fifteen feet and poured over (..-aiide Is'e e:;;ht feet deep. With a current of ei,:hl to tea miles aa hour it swept every thing he f jre it, and of the 310 houses in the yell. ement only three were standing at sun rise. In the river ai;d Gulf the disasters to ship ping at. sailors were terrible. The steata boa'. Jce Webber and the J. McSweeney, her cccsort, met with total demolition, and the en: ire crews of both steamers sank in a wa tery grave. One hundred and twenty schooners and barges and 2 luggers are sutik, in most cases accompanied with heavy lorfof life. Some IV) small vessels are miss irz and aresniposed to be lost- The entire t; a'f coast of Mississippi and Louisiana, west of the AtcLafa'aya, is strewn with wreckage. Tbe loss of life at Chemeres Camitiala and iM liht ries is now known to b? 1,'2"JJ, in tlead of I .!", as at Crst returned. The trm ws very 8'Ve e, the wind reaching a velocity cf lot) miles an hour on the islands lying off M:ssifs:ppi Sound, p.ar tirulariy Ship and Chandeleur Islands, and cear'y ail the vessels there were sunk or dismantled. At Chaudelear every soul, ex cept the United States quarantine physicians is s apposed to be lost. Ttie island is a very low one, ljing only a few feet above the sea level. Nxw Oeleass, Oct. 8. Tbe news from every section stricken by the storm makes it safe to estimate the loss of life at fal'y 2,C00, while millions of d llars worth tf property w destroy eX Pesides thousands of people have been deprived of the means of making a livelihood. The situation is ap piiiing, but New Orleans is doing all she can to relieve the thousands in want. Dr. Story, coroner of Fhsipiemine parish, Las c-.acie the following report. "A good many carloads of provisions and clothing have been sent out, but not enough. Men, women and children are wiihcut focd and clothing. They have become ao des perate that tLey have threatened to attack tbe stores and Meal food. It is a frequent thing to see little sufferers crying and beg ging piteoasly for something to tat. Single craves for the dead were impossible. Greet trcLcLes were bug, and bodies were piled in one on top of tbe otter. The earth w:.s throw n over them, and ii their names weie a.ceriained they were cut in rude crosses above the graves. i eeisbed er THuUSASDS. "I do not think I exaggerate tbe facts when I state that at lea.it 2.V0 souls weie ushered into eltroily by the recent storm in Louisiana. This of coutse includes the i'.ayou Cook county, Cheniere Camanada, Grand Die etc I never saw bodies decom pose so rapidly as those of the storm suf ferers which were viewed by me. ihis was due to the fact that the fih and ciabs in the r-aycus ate of the remains. I believe firmiy that the marshes and other places are fiilcd with human forms. It is impossible to get at these, however, as noone is adventurous enough to explore the swamps. There can be no doubt of the fact that this is conducive to an epidemic of fever or even cholera. If o:ie Cii-e of the latter disea-e suou'.d develop it wouid t read through the country like w iidilre, but nothing can be done to prevent this." The relief party which set out from Biloxi tells au aw fal story of the c'e-tiiutiou ai.d loss of lif: in tbe Louisiana marshes. Tbe marshes are filled with dead and putrefying bodies, hi very few casts the corpse being r-.cc jrniaable. The number of lives lost in those marshes will never be known. Tbe lerritDry covered was a distance of r miles. Worse Than Johnstown. Wasbi;.-.tcs, Oct. 5. Clara Partoa bas tii3 Je oth -iai reiori to the Usd Cross of tiie prepress of tbe Sea Isiunds relief movement undertaken by the association. She ssys : " Ti.e work wil! be the heaviest and Ion e-t Coniiuaed yet carried oa ia this country. With winter approaching, with ail crops de stroyed over a space of 40 by 10 miles in extent, with 3-J.idJ inhabitants, one-fourth of them home'esss, houses, cattle, wolfs , tools and all ac:umu'a'5ns swept iota the sa. their little boa's, which would enable them to fi;b, alsa swept awsy, and eight months of this deV.itutioa to fa??, the situ tiou is indeed serious. " All the fuads and material which tbe committee have to turn over to us will not carry tbe people through Oetober, aad that is by far tbe best month they will see before next May. There is no work here, and no prospect of any that will ernpliy any part of the men. It is not provable that mat can be is-sued to them much lomrer. Hominy w iil be jut all they can bave, anil they wi'.l need the fi.h to use with it. ' It is a harder field than Johnstown ; more people to care for; more destitute and helpless, spread over hundreds of tqnre miles of territory, cut up by streams from ocean siz to rivjlets, sa!j:t to tides and full of malaria fever. At Johnstown there was io,OoO,00 to back op the work; this present work, all told, to day, could not show j-:to,(oo in funds." Sweep of Death In Arkansas. LrrrLi P.ce . Ark , Oet. 7. A frightful electric and wind storm swept over Arkan sas on Thursday night, and to many tele graph wires were blown dewn that news of the death and destruction is only just com ing in. The greater damage was done in tbe southwestern paitof the state. In Union County raeveral .bouses were blown down, four women were killed outright and several persons weie aerioosiy injured. Thunder and lightning accompanied tbe storm illu minating the skies almost incessantly and frightening tbe people. One death from nervoos prostration ia reported. Ia lbs vicinity of Preston, FaulknerCotin- ty, the storm was ,uite severe, and blew over a number of booses, killing two per sona. There was great damage, tut no loss of life at Eldorado Cotton, corn and other crops were rained in many eonntiet and vast areas of timber were destroyed. Grangsrs of Centre county. Pa, at a coun ty meeting a Ijpted a resolution in favor of tbe free cjinnge of silver. Ctauncey Dspew's Talk. racts. X. Y., Oct. 7. At the Republi can Ma'e convention here yesterday after noon Cbsuticey M. B-?pew wai invited to speak, and, tmocg other things, said : "Tbe fact that this convention in full of nihi;siif tie men shows that our party bas cot lost its courage. We are victims of an accident. The people wanted a change and they got it. It took thera 3) years to mike up their mind that they wanted a change and it will take them about a year to detide to chaiige back. In ) years a new generation of voters has come upon the stage. They know nothing of lh? ifsnrs which give r'.;e to tiie e.rfarcz i tion of tbe Itepuhlicaa party. They know nothing of the sirogles of R. pubi.car:i-m w ith secession and its triumphs. There Is always an element fond of experiment. Now they bave tbe cbapge and the Iero.v cracy have theoffi-'ca. "Tbe Democratic rty is said lobe for the repeal of the Sherman silver purchase law. but abatis it doing? Instead of doing its plain duty, to the amazement of Europe and disgust of America, it bas turned the ball of tbe United States Senate into a cave of the winds. Twenty years of prosperity bas been dissipated in a year. But the prodigals are returning to their fathers' bouse, and will continue to Sock back ia such numbers that the whole world will be drafted to supply Republican veal. " Tbe Democrats are dived oo almost every question, but when it comes teatiack ing the parity of tbe billot, they are a unit. They care not how the people vote as long a they control the inspectors.' Hymen Tangoed All Three. A lb a sr. N. Y., O-H. ".Tbe most remark able breach of promise case and suit against a husband for alienation of his wife's a Sec tions is to be heard at Puthland, Yl, next week. William H Forbes, of Groveton, N. H., has brough suit against Mrs. Lucy Wells Morse for breac h of promise of mar riage, and another against her husband, Frank Morse, for alieration of her affec tions. He wants $1". '") in each case. While the woman in the case, then Miss Wells, was a captivating school ma'am at the Castle Normal School ia 1S3, she went to Groveton to care for the children of For bes, whose wife (Miss Weils sister j bad just died. Forbes fell iu love with her, proposed, and, so be says, was accepted, the weddiog day being tiled. For some unknown reason Miss Wells broke the engagement, left Grove ton and resumed school teaching. Ia the meantime her other sister, the wife of Morse, died. Mr. Morse sooa alter began calling upon bis sister-in-law, end in six months the engagement of the two was an nounced, causing some comment, as all the parties concerned are -juite prominent in a-r-ciety aad church. This time the engage ment was not broken, although Forbes used every effort ia his power to bring about tbi9 result. Miss Welis betame Mrs. Morse, and the cnion appears to be very happy. Hence the jealous Forbes has sued for both aliena tion and breach of promise. Lovers Resolve to Die. Leboxoit, Pa, O.-t. 4. A romance in which Cupid was overwhelm! by poverty ended in this oily to day in the tragic death of the lover and the serious poisoning of the sweet heart. This afternoon an ambulance was sum moned to a row of tenement bouses near Light's rolling mill in tbe western suburbs of the city. The surgeon found Miss Eliza McKanney, a girl of IJ years, unconscious. In the room with her lay the body of Geo. Bender. There was everywhere ia Uie room and especially about the person of :ae young man, evidences of the sternest poverty. The girl was revived and she raid she bad taken poison. She wanted to die. It is thought that Bender also committed suicide with poison, but the post mortem examination has not yet been made. The young people were lovers, and Ben der, who was a rolling mill hand, had beeu out of work for four weet Its. This calami ty teems directly due to the poverty of the lover. The girl and he bid evidently de cided tbitt there were too many rough plac es in life, and resolved to leave the world together. Their groans attracted the atten tion of William Mease, who male ti.e dread ful discovery. A Thousand Texas Marriages were Illegal. Arns, Tejm, Dt 4. Julge ShepirJ, of tbe Bowie county district court, bas ren dered a decision in which be mabes illegal over l.tmO marriages in theco onty of Basrie, Texas. For m ire than tea years prior to January t it has been the custom of court ty clerks for the genera! convenience of peo ple desiring to marry to fill out the marriage iicense in blank and leave tbe satue with the justice of the peace ia which p recinct, where tbey were supplied to persons makh g application for such lisene. The justice filling out the name desired and coiiecing the legal fees. It is estimate'! that more than 1.000 couples, residing in Bowie conn ty, were married with such license during tbe last decade, including a number of per sons of tbe highest social standing ia Tex arcana as well. It was cn the question of tbe legality of such license aad marriage ceremonies performed under them, that the judge rendered his decision. The Court holds such marriages to be irregular and consequently void. The case will be appeal ed immediately to the Supreme Court. A Fiend's Swift Doom. IlAEHi-ni E.i, Pa., 0?i- 3. Swift punish ment has beea dealt to that fiendish mur derer. Bet jsmia F. Tennis, who recently as saulted and i-trangled Agnes Cooper Wright, a prrty little girl, whose horn? is neat Hunt meistown. He was la'ien into the court room this morning and sentenced to be hanged. The crime occurred less than three weeks ago, and set eral days later Tenuis wwcaptured. He coufessel, and the same day was indicted for murder. He at once plead guilty, but it was decided by the court to he-ar the evidence against hiai before im posing sentence. Gov. r:tis-n has fixed Thursday, Dec. 7.b, as the dste oa which Tennis is to be banged. It is quick justice. Signs of the Times. The leaves in the foreU are beginning ti turn yellow and brown, and to drop ott one by one, prrsiging the approach of Autumn and bringing with it many climatic chang es. It needs a very strong constitution to withstand (he sudden shocks of cold and moisture. Unfortunately there are very few so gifted, lbs majority of the human race need lo have the.r natures strengthened and stimulated, aad there is no better remedial arent than a pure rye whiskey. Klein's bilver Age Bye bas stood the severest tests and has been found to be absolutely perfect. being recommended and prescribed bv the highest medical authorities. It is for sale by dealers generally, at $1 . per full q-aart. Dupaense Bye at Jl.i'o per ouart aad Beir Creek at l ob per quart are highly rec jro men.led. Send for a catalogue .of all kinds of liquors to Max Kleiic, SI Federal Street, Allegheny, Pa. Quay's Views on Sliver. Beaveb Falis, Pa , OjL . It having been reported that a petition asking Seaator Quay to vote for free coinage was in circula tion hereabout the Senator was to-day asked as to bis position. Said he : " I am not in favor of free coinage of silver, and in this I believe I represent tbe judgment of a very large majority of the people of Pennsylva nia of both great parties. I will vote for the unconditional repeal of tbe purchasing clause of the Sherman act if a vote npon that naked proposition can be reached ; will vole against any amendment and will vote against the repeal bill if amended so as to include other financial legislation." Large Volume of Circulation. Washisgtos, D.C., Oct. 3 The largest actual circulation of money in tbe United Slates within the present generation was recorded in the monthly statement of circu lation computed to-day. The aggregate cir culation is given at (1,70! .9.19 .MS. wbicb amounts to (25 9 per capita for an estimat ed population of l7 30G,Out). This is an iu crease of Jt..)eVi,247 during September, ar d of lfi5,ej9,C3 since October 1, 102. News Items. Brai l has approprii'erx . to t-ur-cha-e a cruiser from the United States. Far'y-fmr hordes be been stolen in Clea;f:ed County within two ri-ouths. Mrs. Emma Maine, of Nor.-': town, awoke in the mornirg and found her cLiid dead in her arms. While Caps ia Alabama are burning the gin-bouses of farmers who sell cotton fcr less than 10 cet.ts. In let-s than seven months Governor Altgelil, tf Liinc is, has psrdoned CO prison ers sr.d broken the rrenrd. The jii'it :i jear-oid -f 'andti.rd C ra ver. .f tie Blair !! U'e. FursliTrg, (lied suddenly ou the Woi'.J Fair gie-muis Mou day. Of the 2 ) ftV hexmers who rushed into the Cherokee strip. Sept. let, fully V" '" have b it. A new state law requiring epara!e ev' li es ft.r white and colored passengers went in to effoct in Kentucky on Monday. Tbe col ored people will bring a so it to tesl the con stitutionality of the statute. Since the closing of the rolling n.i'ls in the Mahoning Yailcy, Ohio, oa July 1st, 10.e workmen hav; been idle, and tberir families are now suffering forwa.it of the necesssries of life. The American yacht Yigilant has demon strated ber fu'eriority over b.er English cousin, the Va'kyrie, by winning tie first two of the seriesof five inlernationel rues. The first race wassailed ia New York bay Saturday, and the second cn Monday. For years Bv. Henry S. Hoffman, of the Eiver Brethren Denomination at Bainbride, Lancaster Co , Fa- has said that his greatest stmgzle was to resist suicide. Friday morn ing he gwvs np the contest and cut his throat with a razor. He was a man of 40 years and had a wife and family of children. Upwards of 200 members of tbe Pennsyl vania Corumaadtry of the Loyal Lgioa vis ited the battlefield of Gettysburg Thursday and raised an American flag from a pole IV) feet ia height erected over the headquarters of tbe late General Meade. Addresses were made by Governor Tattison and General Greeg. Ia the district court at Wichita, Kris , Judge Heed declared the eight-hour law un constitutional. He holds the law contrary to both the state and federal constitutions and declares it a restraint on the liberty of action. Claims aggre-gatirg hundreds of thousands of dollars for overtime under this act are pending i-? p r !-,;iaty ai l city ia Kansas. Buth Cleveland and her sister Esther, were twenty-four months old and twenty four diys old, respectively, on Wednesday. Little Ruth's second birthday was celebrat ed in a manner best suitable to ber age. Nu merous telegrams of congratulation were re ceived at the White House addressed to the liitle girl. Baby Esther is thriving. Mrs. Cleveland has taken a drive daily since Sat nrday. Mrs. Sarah A. Yesgcr died Tuesday at the Homeopathic Hospital, Reading, as a resul of the careless cutting of a corn svera! weeks t go. The corn wes cut until it bled, and when a shoe was worn upon it it became inflamed. Iier gangrene set iu, which af fected the whole fool and part of the leg. A few days ago the leg was amputated above the knee, but her sytera had become so weakened that she did not faliy rally from the shoek. District Attorney McCnrdy of West more land county planned and executed a raid on the Ml Pleasant speak-e .sirs liU Saturday night. The officers started o ;t with 20 wir ramsand returne! with 14 proprietors of the alleged dens. The raid began at dark and continued till daylight Sunday morning. Tboitgb every effirl was ma li to keep the move secret, rumors ef tbe raid reaLe i :.:ot whom it was p'Opxcl t j arrest, and they were missing when lo.kcd for. Last Thursday night the Ligonier Cornet band left Ligouier ia two carriages for tbe residet.ee of Mrs. Smith, five niiies cut to a serenade. When in a secluded place tbey were set upon by a gangofa dczen highway men, who attempted to rob them. After a general fight, in which both the men and teams were considerably nsed up, the band got away, but were followed to Smith's by the robbers. Here a crowd of citizms bud gathered and mcteeded in driving the fe! lows off. Arrests will be made. Hoke Smith to Appsar. Secretary II. be Smith is to be given an opportunity soon by the Hums' CainraiUe oi Invalid Pension, to explain bis course initi.:e:idir:g the pensions of so many th ju-and veterans and their widows and or phans. The till j-cf came before the committee in the form of a resolution introduced ia tbe HouebyMr. Lwey, of Iowa, reqnes;ii.g the Secretary of the Interior to inform tbe House as to tbe number of pensions sus pended, aad the reasons why they were sus pended, and also the number of invalid claims r;j-cled, giving the law under which tbey were rejmed and various other infor mation of a like character. Whea the House gets possession of th'S information it will then know how Secreta ry Smith hes succeeded in "saving"' the Government to many million dollars, by re ducing tbe pension payments, while there are over 70 j.ik claims p.-uding. At a future time the S. -cretan' will be sumuioned tr-fore the com ui:t-:e. Want Prisons Abolished. Lascasthh, Pa. Oct. C. At tbe nine teentti annual convention of tbe Penr.sjl vania Women's Christian Temperance I'aion, that met here to day, about 3V delegates responded to the rU call. Mrs Annie M. Hammer, cf Philadelphia, pre siiei over the gathering. It was announced that another bill will be presented to the next L-gisla'ure to close all taloocs on Decoration Day. Miss Sarah Penn, cf Mercer, Superintendent of Work ia rrisor.r, read ber report for the past year, iu which she recommended that rtforruitoriej be s an it it li ted for j ills aad penitentiaries. The Fountain Head of Strength. When we recoltrct that the stomach is the grand laboralorv in wbirh food is trans form ed into the secretions which furnish vigor le the system after entering and f nricbii g tbe blood ; that it is, in short, the fountain head of strength, it is essential to keep this im portant snpplying machine in order, and to restore it to activity when it becomes in active. This Hosteller's Stomach Bitters does most effectually, seasonably, regulating and reinforcing digestion, promoting due action of the liver and bowe-s. Strength and quietude of the nerves depend la great i measure upon thorough digestion. There is no nervine tonic more nighty esteemed by j the medical fraternity than tbe Bitters. Physicians also strongly commend it for chiils and fever, rheumatism, kidnev and bladder trouble, sick headitcbe, and want of appetite and sleep. Take a wineglassful three times a day. Tried to Rod a "Penney" Train. Lascastib, Pa , Oct. 7. An attempt was made early this morning to wreck and rob tbe news express on the Pennsylvania Rail road near Gordocvilie. This traia leaves Broad Street S a'.ion shortly after 1 o'clock in tbe morning for the West. When the express came near Gardonville it suddenly baited. Oa the tracks abesd lay a great pile of cross ties and other obstruct ions. Two men were teen running from tbe spot. Thev were hotly pursued, and they were captured at Parkesburg. Both are in jail, and both refuse to give their names. It seems lhat the only reason they bad for wrecking tbe train was to rub the mail cars. Biggest Crowd Ever Gathered. CHrcAeio, Oct. 9. Seven hundred thous and people, doubtless tbe greatest crowd that ever congregated, visited the World's Fair to-day, breaking tbe greatest one day record at Paris by an overwhelming msj iri ty, completely smothering the "Big Day" figures of any other exposition ever held and ei ahlisbing a mark which, it is safe to pre dict, the present generation will never see attained. Only tiie Scars Remain. -Amon- the many testimonials which I see id regard W certain medicines perform ing cores, cleansing the Wood, etc," UiMtT HlDSOJr. of the James Smith Woolen siaeuiue.j -. Philadelphia, Fa-, "none impress me more than mj nioM. Twenty years ago. at tbe age of IS years, I had swe.liurs come on my legs, w hkb broke aud beesme ran nine sore. Ourfauiii; ptnetanfould do Die uo god. and it was feared tiiat t:ie hones woaidheaflected. Atlat, my good old mother orged dm to try Ayee'e virsapar na. I too thr bottles, the sores heated. and I fcave not oeen troubled since. Onlyth Cfsrs remain, and tbs vmtt of t rt. to remind m of the good Ayer't SarnwparHla kaa done me. I now weiph two b'intired and twenty poumts, and am m the best of health. I have been on the road lor the past twelve years, have noticed JLjrr t Sarsaiar;i:a advertised in all parts of the United states, and always take pleas ure in telling what good it did for me." F'r the cure of all disease originating in Impure blood, the best remedy is AYER'S Sarsaparilla prepared by Dr. J.C.Aytrfc Co., Lowell, Mmi. Curesothers, will cure you Goods at Panic Prices ! -0- 5000 yartlsj of Lancaster Ginghams, at 2500 yards of ArnoIJs Indi go Blue Calicoc?, at Best Dark Coclicco Cali coes, at One yard wide Unbleached Mujlins good quality at c. oC. e. -O- With every Ca.sh purchase of 820.00, each and even custo mer will be presented with an Antique Fold ing table or Folding Music Rack or Folding ook Rack. Don't miss the op portunity of gcting one of these nice pres ents at -0- Parker & Parkers. $15. 115. $15. Fifteen Dollars ha? a power to draw, if correctly invested, which beats a lottery. For Fifteen Dol lars you can draw a nice Chamber Suite no blank tickets. Every Fifteen Dollars deposited gets one Suite SURE. It's like getting dol lar for dollar. You have seen or heard of onr $10 Suite. What you saw or heard of in that Suite you can find in this and more, you save a dollar too, which is an item to most of us. One tiling 6ure, if you buy one of these $15 Suites you get a reliable article from a reliable firm. The Suite will "stand by "you and we " stand by " the Suite. HENDERSON FURNITURE CO., JOHNSTOWN. PA. Get a Practical Busine Edvtcat ion AT THE OLD KKUABLE tSTUtb BUSIjN ESS COlsUESE, Xa 5 EIXTH AVE. PITTSBl'KGn. PA. And thmseeare aa hemotwble and profitable titnatioa. Everyone of una Tears graduates plac ed id a d pocition. HooraeepiDe. Shorthand. Typewriting, Tele rrapb I'pertUnr. ete . tauirtat by aetnal Busine. rrOTiM. hiuura P-jrtiveiT iTuaruteed. Con f ervatury o mosie. Write for free cwtaiufoe. 1 (FTSlii a: ncnm.S JtJ'l 1 ii 1 t TSq tUMrvY, il i 1 (iUY.U j i J H X TVf ii ll v i i i Our Exposition of Dry Good.s- (cnlike thu other Pittsburgh Exposition) is ot cn ail the year round. Another dilTcrcnce between the two Expositions is, that you have to pay money t go into one. You save money by cuin- ing into ours ! On a $"0 purchasi yoa save the Exposition txjvnses of your entire faniily. What do we keep ? Ail wearing a; f el from Shoes to Millinery. All materials from Muslins to Silks. AU household ueces-aries from Towels Canets. That's what we can save you mon ey on. When you're visiting the Exposition, visit us, too. It will pay you to do so whether you buy or not. In any case you'll be en tirely welcome. Campbell & Dick, 81, 83, 85, S7 and 89 Fifth kt. PITTSBURG. IFwV YOU VANT TO KNOW or THOROUGHLY GOOD SCHOOL OF Business, Shorihsn-1, M io. A-a-'.eiri:.-, sea l fur eatalc-?iie to MORRELL INSTITUTE, riuuxo. lin e. jomnstowk- Mis. j. E. Uhl. T- r r fly ....". - V i. NEW FALL and Winter Goods. This season I will otTor the pub lic a cheap assortment of good--, bought to the best advantage, com prising a larger variety of goods than can be found cl-ew !i- re in t! o county. FOR "LADIES A large and varied a-'sortment of fine Dress Goods, such as Silks, Ilenrie'tlQ.--, Series. Cre jHjns, Cords, Diagonals. Stripe?, riaids, Brocade-, etc , etc., t.t low prices. FOK MISSES AND CHILDKEX A lrge variety of Tlain Flai l Striped and Fancy Good-, ranging from 5c. to one dollar a yard if desired. FOR INFANTS A- CHILDREN" Fancy Lead wear, S;tc. j'ies. Coats, Underwear, Dresses, etc., etc., cheap and goo I for the money. For Ladies, Misses and Ci ihtrcn A large assortment of Coats. Capes and Wraps of all the Xewest and Best Stylos, with a wide range in prices. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR A complete line for Ladies, Children, Men and Boys. Goods best, prices lowest. DOMESTIC GOODS GcoJ 4 4 unbieatheJ muslin .". np " bleached u CtolO Best dart fc light calicoes - 5c I'nbleacheel canton flannels otoli I'.le-ached " " - TtolJi J' row n ao gray " K - 7 to 121 Apron girtirbaius - - "i to Iirtss - - .".to lii Outing flannels - - 7 to 10 Ilanelaorne 32-;nch dress goods 8c A variety of " " otolo FOR LADIES Corsets, Corset Waists, Night Dresses, etc. TRIMMINGS Velvets, Silks, Braids, Gimps, Fur Trimming. Buttons, etc. FLANNELS A full line Flain, I'laiJ and Striped Flannels. YARN'S Kantner's Yarns, Gennantown Spanish, Shetland, Zephyr and Sliper Yarns. HOME KNIT HOODS A large stock of Home Knit Hoods. FOR BABIES Goods for Baby Coats and Wraps, and a large variety of gooels that cannot be mentioned for want of space at lower prices than usu- MRS. A. E. UHL. B. Holderbaiijr IT-as just roevivc! aear !.,.-! of Rice Ccii Spir? C-t,s. W, onr Rice Ceil Sit,,- Bts to ti.e e.t uab!,. r.'.a- in lU wo;M. Try .,:. Tuy sir:,. r not 1 l-re-k-ju 1 v ..-avv Iou cr L-t - i - - II HAVE IN STOCK i End Spring, Brewstc: Side Bar Sprir Dexter Queen Spring, Dupel ; Coil Spring Buggies, AT TRICES TO SUIT ALL BUYERS. Onr line of Hamcr?, Whips. Lap RJ cs, ct:., is complete a-: 1 a: where competition cau't reach for saute -ptality. Call ar.i JAMES B. HOLDER BAU! IP. SCHELL, j DEALER IN STOVES, RANGES, HEATEf and Kitchen Furnishings. ; MANUFACTURER OF TIN. SHEET-IRON AND COPPER WAi SUGAR PANS, SAP BUCKETS. SCOOPS ' AND SYRUP CANS both round cud square at lowest possible prices. Tin and Steel Rooficcr. Tin and Galvanied Iron Sj-outicg f...r i; ; at.d Bams, put cp in lest manner. ; Estimates fiim:T;cil for heatlr.g bi;iMir;-N by steam, hot water a:.i . air without charge P. A. SCHELL MAIN CROSS ST. - SOMERSET, K rOUR CLOTHING rS Hight in Style, Itight in Fit, in Workmaiisliip, lli-ht in Trice. MINTIMIER 122 Clinton St., - More Records Broken ! Quirk's Great Furniture Empariura Has Done I: Ye, exorbitant prices for Bedstead Bureau-1, Deks, T. Chairs Mattresses, Sofas, first class Parlor Sets, and ii kir.d- ('. . niure lave b-.-ou knocked ia tho head at ; As evidence of the fact call at No. 1 1 3 Washington Street, J.-b-'- ra., opposite the Company Store, where the greatest bargains can- oa terms to suit purchaser. i Six Mammoth Dc-pnrtinents Etch the Largest Store? Its Ivind in Johnstown. : rvpt. a Iry .o."U. !. f t. U hee-s. lel-t. r Car;-e-t mi l Laiie.- C'.-.ts. r-e-.t. i- n.-t'iii:.'. Hats. f F.vrytliSn it.re t f .u:i-l in a fir-t rlass Pry ' t .re. .Morv ari l t-::: r nove ities than ev. r ! -: " ' f Sh-K-sthiet I'lTan.l NVICAK etaiJity tlte U.-.4. - t:iel- tl ' j I Iu C '.ni'KT-" .itir S; -Hn ; ru terns arv y r.-::'.. r t:. - J everbtf-r-. tur .li.-!.!ay e-1 Ii-iieV Cuts iir: i I. a:.y i r.- i-m-s il:-;-!.iy. I C!'il.:vf-.ra'l ntisnkit-..!! ,...-, 1 suit f rfi ; j a!.-- i'"f il ."0, -V.:'. So f-, u-ot.) -) ii. 11. -vs -"' '. a fr.n-i.!' v. tyl. s.-.n-l m..-s. Dei t. E i '.rM.t r;e-M--Vi '..'.''. ami U . . All now an 1 freslu I'.-r t. F Fee-.l. Ft--1 ol'evrry li: -tri j-t i-.:i tC'e.tttitry rwl;ut- taken in exehriij.-e ;' -r ..f.-.!.-'. MAMMOTH RETAIL ST0HE, JOHN THOMAS & SONS, :4C-:48 lYa n St., JOHSSTCWN.Pa. ; SP RIIVGJ- of 189:3. ; WE are Ready. Are YOU; Our Spring Stock contains everything that is New, Uoa:-.:! -Stylish. Tn Men's, Youth's, Boys ami Children's Clothing we are the ha:- A Lead and shoulder above all would-be competitors. '; ur Hat Department challenges the admiration of evervloJy- -seeing is bclievinrr, cali and le satisfied. THOMAS & KARR, j 251 and 253, Main Street, JOHNSTOWN, PA. Great Inducements Goods reduced in price in every Ii'; Dry Goods, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Lace Curtai: Lidies' Coats, Ax. Xow is the time to buy save money and get something; good. :-JAMES CLINTON STREET, V s 1 & OGELVIi JOHNSTOWN, PA. : i.ik-H '.it r :p i.-i I'---. ;:i i- - QUINN, -JOHNSTOWN, P 0
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