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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

THE Pittsburgh Post, the only
Democratic daily paper in Western
Pennsylvania, fought GREELEY's s
nomination to the last. Fear of the
party lash now compcls it to acceptthe
situation, and meekly eat the dirt
GREELEY has thrown at its party in
the past. 1t lugubriously whines as
follows: "If he (GREELEY) has re-
"tracted or repented of any error
"then committed, or shall hereafter
"retract or repent of his assaults up
"on the principles, the purposes, and
personal qualities of the Democracy
ave shall be pleased to record the
"fact.
But HORACE says he hasn't repent
ed and that he will not retract; in
in fact that the Democracy had no
principles, only a fe'c dntiqudted
prejudices controlled them. So the
Post must cat its meal Of dirt, Gnfa-
vored with the salt of GREELEY's re-
traction of the many biting things he
has said Of its friends.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

GREENERIER, W. VA, July IL
A serious accident occurred this
morning on the railroad fifteen miles
from here. As a construction train
was passing over the second crossing
of Greenbrier river a temporary bridge
gave way, precipitating the train into
the river, completely wrccking the
engine and two material cars. The
engineer, named Upshaw,was instant
ly killed. -Four laborers were also
killed and FIVE wounded. The acci-
dent occurred on that portion of the
road west of this place in course of
construction towards the Ohio river.
and not yet open to the travelling
public.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

WB congratulate the incompatible
Democratic voters of Pennsylvania
on the fact that Colonel ALEXANDER
MCCLURE has become their leader
and high priest. All of the Balti-
more reports represent him as fixing
things" for Pennsylvania, working up
the delegation for GREELEY, buying
and selling-fguratively, of course,
with an earnestness, which none but
one who feels sure that he is in the
lead ever cvinces. Colonel MCCLURE
is just the man for the emergency
But we would like to know what old
line Democrats think of things, any
howl
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

Acknowledging the corn. "Rah
for Greeley-Honest Old Horace"
hOwls Democracy 1--WE do not say"
"says Honest Old Horace" that
every Democrat is thief, but every
thief is a Democrat"
The latest aocessiOn to the ranks of
the Liberals is eX-Congressman John
F. briggs, of Michigan, who was re-
pudiatcd by his constituents for hay-
ing sold West Point cadetship.
What with Tweed, Sweeny, Winans,
and the rest of the cOrruptionists, and
with Forrest, Hampton, Beauregard,
and other rebel leaders, the candidate
is surrounding himself with a goodly
fellowship. 1t is to be hoped he has
a proper appreciation of the honor
The owner of the little farm in
Vermont on which Horace Greeley
was raised offers to sell for the mod
est sum of four thousand dollars the
old pine stump from which III. G. used
to get torches to read by at night.
The house in which he was born is
gone, but they talk of cutting the eel
lar up into small holes for campaign
purposes. They would also serve for
Democratic hiding-places after the
election.
What a galaxy of recruits is that
now rallying around the Greeley ban
ner: Here they are as enumerated
and labeled by the Albany (N. Y }
Eueang Journal: "Andy johnson,
the political traitor jeff Davis, the
national traitor Admiral Semmes,
the pirate ; General Bearegard, the
inventor of the cry of booty and
beauty f.; Oakley Hall, the ring plum
derer Winans, the corruptionist
Andrews, the riotcr; Cochrane, the
dead beat; Wood, the gambler; Nor
rissey, the sporting man. et id 0mne
genus-all that crowd"
The Boston Globe Independently
has an article on the coming cam
paign, which closes as follows: So
far as the opposition to Grant is con-
cerncd, it will be the most purely and
intensely personal contest that can
possibly be conceived of, and the al
tentative presented will be the erratic,
wild, visionry Greeley, the confd-
ing dupe and tool of corrupt rings
and spectators, against man whom
the public have tried both in war and
in peace. Mr.. Sumner has sounded
the keynote of this personal contest,
and the mingled disgust and indiffer-
ence with which his fanfaronade has
been received is quite indicative of
Mr. Greeley's fate in the coming con-
test"
What a resurrection the Greeley
movement has wrought among the
old pro-slavery political fossils =
Look at the list: Gwin of California,
Atchison of Missouri, Extra Billy
Smith of Virginia, ex-Gov. Price of
Ncw-Jersey, and George Saunders
of Niagara fame, who tried to destroy
New-York and other of our principal
cities with fire, and next tried to in
troduce the yellow fever into them.
All these men were buried out of
sight by the events of the war, hav-
ing become stencil in the nostrils of
the people. But Greeley has resur-
rccted them, and once more they
walk the earth by day" cheek-by-
jowl with the piebald 'reformers.p
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

every Democratic couch in the State
of New York, including those ut
Sing Sing and Auburn.-HoRAcE
GREELEY.
Gratis To POWER.
The brain, the heart, the soul of
the present Democratic party is the
rebel element at the South, with its
Northern allies and sympatlhzcrs. 1t
is rebel at the core to-day. 1t would
come into power with the hate, the
chagrin, the wrath, the modification
of ten bitter years to impel and
guide its steps. 1t would devote it.
self to taking off or reducing tax af-
ter tax until the Treasury was de-
prived of the means of paying inter
est on the national debt, and would
hail the tidings of national bankrupt
cy with unalloyed gladness and un-
concealed exultation Whatever
chastisement NAV be deserved by
our national sins, we must hope that
this disgrace and humiliation will be
spared us.-HoRACE GREELEY, Feb
ruary, 1861
HE DECLARES HE Is A BITTER ENEMY
OF THE DEMoCRATS-EXC WHEN
HEwANTS THEIR VOTES.
/ saw the other day Il suggestion
that | would probably be the best
Democratic candidate to run agains.
General Grant for President. |
thought that about the most absurd
thing | ever heard or read. If the
Democratic party were called upon to
decide between Grant and myself, |
know that their regard for what they
must call principle would induce nine
tenths Of them to vote against me-
Why? | am decided enemy ofthat
party, even in its most respectable
aspects.
GREELEY'S IDEAS OF ENERGY" FOR THE
| OUTH-SOUTHERNERS, WILL. YOU NOT
| VOTE FOR GENTLE HORACEs
When the rebelliOus Traitors are
overwhelmed in the field, and scatter
ed like leaves before an angry wind,
it must not be to return to peaceful
and contented homes They must
find porerty al their .fresides and
priratiOR an The dnriOus eyes Of
mothers and he rags of chiidren-
HORACE GREELEY, Nobembcr, 1860
GREELEY CALLS FOR GREATER SEVER
ITY OF THE KU-KLUX LAwS-NO MER-
! CY FOR THE SOUTH.
From the Tribune, ls1l.l
81 hold our government bound by
its duty of protecting our citizens in
the fundamental rights, topass and en-
force laws for the extirpatiOn of the
execrable Ku-Klux conspiracy; and
if it has not the power to do it, then
| say our Government is no Govern
ment, but a sham ! therefore on
eUery proper occasion adcOcated and
justified the Ku-Kiur act 1 hold 1t
especially desirable for The South !;
and If ii does not prore enough 10 ef-
feet lis purpose, 1 hope ii ,cjH be
made stronger and stronger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Eleven Persons BADLY Injured.

COLUMBUS, o., July l2.-Passen-
ger train No. going east from this
city on the Panhandle route, while
near B0werstown, this morning, col
lided with a freight train coming
west, and bad was the result. The
baggage car telescOped the smoking
car, and this caused the smoking car
to retreat under the passenger coach,
tumbling the train generally off the
track. Eleven persons were so badly
wounded as to require surgical atten-
dance, while others were slightly
scratched. The only one who had
bones broken was George Crosby, a
Cincinnati grocer, his left leg being
broken and face badly cut. The
wounded were all well cared for.
The cause of the accident was that
the freight train was some minutes
behind time at Bowerstown switch.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
CURRENT NOTES.

\ Georgia editor rcfuscst0 support
Greeley on the ground that it is as
much as he can do support himself
Seven hundred and sixtv-four
deaths occurred in Philadelphia last
week-an increase over the previous
ofthree hundred and fftv. One-half of
the deaths were Of children under one
year.
A lump Of pure gold weighing halt
apOund was recently found by ne
gro woman on the plantation of Mr..
Hugh C.. Nisbet, in Union county y.
c. The woman was hoeing cotton
and Knocked the lump over with her
hoe.
\ Kentucky Democratic organ
says: While they may be 800 Gree.
ley Republicans in the State, there
are probably 10000 Democrats who
will not vote for him.
1t is mentioned as a curious fact bv
old wOOdSmcn that the beach and
sycamore trees are never struck by
lightning, though found in close prox-
unity to oak, hickory, and trees OF
other species that have been scanned
or torn to pieces by the subtle fluid.
But Is this a fact !
\ Democratic and Republican pa
per in Forest county are disputing a
to whether the Greeley party in that
county number two or three members.
The Democr0t insisting it Is only
two
\ lady in Dayton. Ohio, was Bit
ten on the leg by a rattlesnake, as she
supposed. After drinking large
quantity Of alcohol, in the absence OF
whiskey to counteraet the poison, il
was found that the cause of the trOu-
bic was piece Of barrel hoop she
had stepped on. and which, in hving
up, had struck her sufficiently hard to
draw blood
The story Is told of Ben. Butler :
earlier days that a Ianke obtained
his legal opinion how to recover the
value of a ham which a neighbor's
dog came along and ate. He was
advised to prosecute and recover for
damages. But the dog was yourn, y
said the sharp Yankee. Butler open.
ed bis eyes a little, asked him what
the ham was worth, was told FIVE
dollars, paid the money, and then de,
manded tcn-dollar fee of the aston.
ishcd native for legal advice.
The Danbury News saws: a
young lady writes to learn why we
do not have department for answers
to correspondents" The reason is
simple. We once announced we
would gladly receive questions on
various topics and endeavor to an
swer them satisfactorily. The first
inquiry received was in relation TO a
little amount we owed the writer
We think it was eight dollars. We
borrowed the money and returned a
satisfactory answer but it put back
our, business fully ayear The young
lady thinks such a department would
he very lively. We found it so.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

FOR DELEGATE TO THE CONVENTION
COL. JOHN r. EDIE.
ISuhec; 20 the decision of the District Conference
FOR SENATE,
L. u. YUTZY, Lower Turkeyfoot
[Suhect 10 the decision Of the District Conference
FOR LEGISLATURE,
j. r. McMILLEN, OF Middlecreek
FOR PRoTHoNOTARY,
f.. VI. SCHR0CK, Of Stonycreek
FOR SHERIFF,
OLIVER KNEPPER, of Somerset
FOR REGISTER q RECORDER,
]. ROBERT WALTER, of Milford
FOR COMMISSIONER,
VAL. MILLER, of Qucmahoning
FOR POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR,
JOHN ii. SNYDER, of Stonycreek
FOR AUDITOR,
JACOB SPEICHER, of Stonycrcek
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
Fatality mt the New State Department
Building.

WASHINGTON, July "a fright.
full accident occurred at the new
State Department this morning, by
which two white men and one color.
ed were instantly killed, and three
others, it is believed, mortally wound
cd. Several others were slightly
wounded. One of the white men
killed was stranger visiting the
works, and with the exception of one
arm, he was crushed to a jelley. The
accident was caused by the giving
way Of derrick to which was sus-
pended granite block weighing over
seven tons.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

Nineteen middle-aged virgins re-
Gently went to Wyoming Territory,
from the banks of the Connecticut, in
search of spouses. The men in w.
I. said they preferred squaws to the
virgins that made it bad for them,
and their naturally amiable tempers
were somewhat ruffled.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
An Insane Mother Murders Her
Three Children.

CLEVELAND, July s.-Yesterday
afternoon the wife of Henry L.
Southworth, residing in Rockford
township, eight miles from this city,
poisoned her three children, boys
aged respectively nine. seven and
four years, and then committed sui
eide by cutting her throat. The wo-
man was insane, caused by a pro-
tracted illness.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

About nine O'Clock to night, a fire
broke out in the five story brick build.
ing on the corner Of Jayne and Sew
enth streets. 1t was occupied by the
Keystone Collar Company, Alfred
Martin, publisher Of the Prcsbyteri
an, and A. f. LeIIey 81 Co., book
publishers. The two former had
their stock badly damaged by water,
while the stock Of the latter was al
most entirely destroyed by water.
Loss, 81, 900 No insurance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

HENRY GILMORE, the notorious
guerrilla Of Maryland, during the re-
bellion, and BRADLEY JOHNSON, keep
er Of the Salisbury, North Carolina,
prison, where so many Of our brave
boys were starved to death, were the
chief spirits in getting up the ratif-
cation meeting held in Baltimore
over GREELEY's nomination. When
such notorious men as these espouse
the GREBLEy cause, il is time for pat
riodc men to consider thoughtfully
what would be the influence which
they would undoubtedly exert if Mr..
GREELEY should be elected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
JACOB SPEICHER, of Stonycrcek

OK Wednesday last the once great
and powerful Democratic party capt.
ulated to ifs most virulent foc-HoR-
AcE GREELEY,-nominsted him as its
leader, and deliberately accepted his
principles as its confession of faith.
Its surrender was as complete, his
victory as great, as that of GRANT
over LEE at Appomatox Courthouse.
HORACE GREELEY is the nominee of
party whose every professed princi-
pie he has bitterly antagonized, and
whose cOrruptions, villainies, and
foulness he has persistently denounc-
ed. and held up TO scorn. Nay, de-
nunciation is not the word; he has
charged il as the prolific parent Of
Gambling, Pugilism, HarlOry, Theft
and vice Of every degree, the foment-
er of Treason and Rebellion, the pa
tron Of Ignorance, and the sure ref
uge of RQffanism. And yet, with
aut reeanting single iota of these
manstrous charges-in fact while
hoasting that he has not retracted,
and will not, in the slightest particu-
lar-he is made the candidate of this
party. What q spectaclel HORACE
GlRELEY the model of political puri-
itg ,thepink Of propriety and honesty,
begging this party to make him Pres
ident, and this party. that has for
wears cursed him with q bitterness
thas knew 10 cessation, ultimately
stsone him 30 fts hosom. end sitting
at his feet 70 he taught what he
kpows about pohticR
OF course in 80 unhallowcd an al
liance there is an object, and none
can doubt that its moving cause was
the spoils Of Office.
Can any pure, honest or upright
man support the ticket made by such
q coalition2 VIII any conscientious
Republican, believing GREELEY man
of truth, fratcrnize with such allies as
he has portrayed his new supporters,
or assist to place in power an admins
tration whose principal adviser and
support they would be? Or will any
sincere Democrat who believes that his
was party of principles, of whom JEFF
terson and Jackson were the apostles,
assent to the entire abandonment Of
oil that he has hitherto held of politi-
cal value, and assist to elect to Office
one who asks him to sacrifice all,
while he abandons nothing, simply
for the sake OF gratifying his animos-
sties. or Of ministering to the cupidi-
ty Of few venal oflice-scekers in his
party2 These be questions which
all rejecting men must answer for
themselves.
The fight Is now a square one be-
tween GRANT and WILSON, GREELEY
and BRowN. The whippcrs-in of the
hate Democratic party, the men who
sold IL out at Baltimore, have 20 ar
ranged, that there can be no formida-
bic, organized bolt, and therefore the
voters must choose between these
two tickets Republicans will Of
course stand by their OWN regularly
nominated candidates; the bolting
Republicans and the Democratic par
tiss % the Baltimore trade and dick
or viii abSds hy GREELEY and BRowN
whilp the great raass Of the honest
Ilerroerats, who, as their leading
journals declare, are not under the
slightest obligations to vote for the
Baltimore nominees, viii stay away
from the polls, or viii vote for GRANT
as the least of two evils.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
THE Chicago Times, the leading
ing Democratic organ of the North
west, speaking of the action of the
Baltimore Convention. saws:

Greeley Is now the candidate OF the Democratic
party, so far as ne can be made such; fact which
we regard as hard one, but which cannot he ig-
norcd. IL Is also fact that the choice Of the peo
pic must lilo either for Greeley or Grant. The
question as 20 how Democrats shall vote In this
contingency Is one 70 be decided by individual
voters themselves, inasmnch as the action OF the
Baltimore Convention has not placed Democrats
under the slightest obligation 10 vote for Greeley.
one Of the worst embodiments Of Radicaliem the
country has ever known.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
DELEGATES AT LARGE To THE coNsrI.
TUTIoNAL CONVENTION

TUTIoNAL CONVENTION,
WM. NJ. MEREDITH, Philadelphia
j. GILLlNGHAM FELT, Phila.
GEN. HARRY WHITE, Indiana.
GEN. WM. LILLY, Carbon.
l.. BARTHOLOMEW, Schuylkill.
ii. n. MALLISTER, Center.
WILLIAM DAVIS, Monroe.
JAMES REYNOLDS, Lancaster.
SAMUEL +. DIMMICK, Wayne
GEO. V. LAWRENCE, Washington
DAVID n. WHITE, Allegheny.
w. III. AIKEN, Lehigh.
JOHN III. WALKER, Erie.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
PWuLADELPsssa.
Death of AN Eminent Jurisf.

PHILADELPHIA, July IL David
Paul Brown, al eminent member Of
the Philadelphia Bar, died this morn.
ing, at the age Of seventy-eight. lie
was an author Of considerable rcpute
His Forum, containing the expert
of forty years legal practice, is highly
priced by lawyers. In early life he
wrote several dramatic works, among
which was "Sertorious," which was
performed several times by the elder
Booth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

IT is singular with what perfect
faith the \. Y. Tribune relies upon
the sale Of the Democratic party by
its leaders, and confidently counts
upon its absorption by the Republican
party. Listenl
Mr. Gerrit Smith objects 10 the Democratic ac-
ceptance of the Cincinnati Platform. He Is willing
to welcome an occasional Democrat and give him
an office, such us the presidency, seat In Con
gress. or the Craftsmanship of The denomination
Convention but he is unwilling to welcome three
millions of them coming in one solid and magnifi-
cent Reinforcement 10 the rrnks Of those who ac-
cept and guarantee the results Of the war.
Only three millions of anti-war
Democrats transferred in one solid
magnificent reinforcement TO the
ranks of their conquerOrs, who ac-
cept and guarantee the results of the
war. No wonder HORACE is boastful
of his conquest
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

Not less than eight hundred thou
sand head of beef cattle were driven
from the mosquito grass ranges of
Western Texas during the lasttwelve
months.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR,

FOR GOVERNOR,
J. T. HARTRANFT, of Montgomery
FOR SUPREME JUDGE,
ULYSSES MERCUR, of Bradford.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
HARRISON ALLEN, of Warren
FOR CoNGREssMEN AT LARGE,
GEN. HARRY WHITE, Of Indiana
LEMUEL TODD, of Cumberland
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

Having thus formally abandoned
all opposition to the principles of the
Republican party, and refused to
place a Democratic ticket in the field
it only remains for Democratic voters
to choose between the two Republi-
can candidates. On the one hand
they have GRANT, the glorious soldier
and true statesman; on the other,
GREELEY, their most virulent foe, and
most crotchcty of politicians. Let
them choose, remembering only, that
their former Democratic leader who
tries to inlaencc them for GREELEY
is earning the price Ito be paid him
by future office) of their delivery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

THE Democratic National Conven-
ton at Baltimore frankly admitted
that in all issues formerly dividing
the country it was wrong, and form
ally adopted the principles of the Re-
publican party as its future creed.
The Cincinnati Platform which it en-
dorscs and accepts declares:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
A RTIFICIAL TEETH!l
u. e.. YUTZY.
ID E n II I S II

DALE CITY, Somerset Co., Pa,
Artificial Teeth warranted TO be OF the very best
quality, Life-llke and Handsome inserted in the
beststyle. Particular attention paid to the pres
ervation OF the natural teeth. Those wishing to
consult me by letter, can DO so by enclosing stamp.
Address as above. lcl212
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

First: We recognize the equality OF all meu be
fore the law and hold that 1t is the duty of the
Government In its dealings with the people to mete
out equal and exact justice to all, of whatever ma
tyty race, color persuasion, religious or polit
cal.
Second: We pledge ourselves 10 maintain the
union of these States emancipation and eniran
chisement.and 10 oppose any reopening OF thef4nes
tions settled by the Thirteenth Fourteenth. and tt
teenth Amendments Of the Constitution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

"Thc critical point Of the canvass lies in the abil
ity Of the Democratic party TO bring all its voter
to the support OF Mr.. Greeley. IL the Democrat
who dislike such candidate should sulkily stay
at home the reelection Of Gen. Grant Is as Ger
tain as anything in the future. Everything de
pends on the action Of that large portion OF thu
Democratic party which has an instructive repug
nance 20 Mr. Greeley. and who hold In their hand,
~. balance Of power, as between Greeley and
Grant IL these Democrats can he persuaded q
vote for Greeley, he will he trlumphantly elected
but if on the contrary. their disgust at 80 unfit
nomination keeps them away from the polls. Grant
will have another four years lease Of power For
ourselves (since are reduced 10 this alternatyel
we altogether prefer Greeley Ia Grant: hut there
are multitudes of Democrats who, In their present
temper would rs soon have one Of these Republi-
cans at the head Of the Government as the other.
Now that Mr. Greeley has received the regular
Democratic nomination, everything depends upon
his receiving full Democratic vote; result which
cannot be accomplished by abuse and inputation
Of improper motives, but only by kind and courte-
Gus appeals 10 the good sense and magnanimity o'
hesitatng Democrats.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17

The New York World, that insist
cd upon Democratic candidates being
nominated at Baltimore, accepts the
situation with many wry faces, and
among other things implies what it is
afraid 20 openly say, that if the party
leaders can deliver the voters accord
ing to contract, Greeley may be elect
ed, if not, then he cannot be. Says
that journal:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-17
NATIONAL LREPUBLICANTICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,

FOR PRESIDENT,
ULYSSES s. GRANT,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HENRY W. WILSON,
MASSACHUSETTS.