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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Scott Gets up q Syndicate.

TOBuy up the State Debt for so per cent
New YORK, Jan. 1S.-A Columbia dis
patch states that Gov. Scott has assented to
the scheme of the Union Trust Company
of New York and the Carolina National
Bank of Columbia, whereby the debt Of
South Carolina is to be adjusted. The
Union Trust Company, besides assuming
the debt of South Carolina on the basis OF
fffty cents on the dollar, also settles the in
debtedness of the State to the present finan-
Cial agent.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-19
CLAYTON.
Rich Developments in Prospect.
The Arkansas Faction Fight Trans.
ferred TO Washington.

ferred TO Washington.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. lS-All leading
members Of the two Republican factions in
this State have gone to Washington to tes-
tify before the committee appointed to in
yestigate the charges against Senator Clay
ton. It IS stated that prominent Demccrzts
are to be summoned also to testify as 10
whether any trade was made with the Sen
at)r which induced nm TO give a rtif9te
of election to General Edwards over the
Republican candidate, Judge Boles.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-19
Going out West

HARRIsBURG, Jan. 1S.-Wm. NJ. Tweed
passed here going West last evening.
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
TERMS oF SUBSCRIPTION:

GOLD is strong in New York at 10es6
100.
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McCLURES TEMPLE OF MUSIC

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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The Senate
Committee on Postoffice has decided to
report, probably tomorrow, the so-called
Hubbard postal telegraph bill with any, ex-
cept trifing, amendments.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
A BLOODY AFFRAY.
Two Men Attack a Police Officer
Both Fatally Shot.

CHICAGO, July "A bloody affair
occurred in the North Division this
evening. John Mcnamara, living
near the corner of Illinois and Mar
ket streets, was drunk, and amusing
himself by kicking out windows and
beating his wife. Two policemen
went to the house and ordered him to
be quiet He ceased operations
while the officers were present, but
shortly after they left again COM
menced to abuse his wife. Officer
Cronan had not gone out of hearing,
and Immediately returned, and, enter
ing the house, warned McNarma that
unless he stopped his disturbance he
would arrest him. McNarma at this
got between the officer and the door,
which he closed, and then attacked
Cronan and endeavored to get his club
While the twa were struggling, John
Kelley, friend of McNamara's, came
in and also attacked Cronan The
officer finding himself about to be
oyerpowered drew his revolver and
fired at Mcnamara, the ball going
through the upper part ofhis shoulder
and striking Kelley just over the eye,
inflicting a would which will proba-
bly, prove fatal. Cronan then fired a
second shot, which pierced McNam-
ara's heart, killing him almost i'll
stantly The affair created intense
excitement in the neighborhood, and
crowd soon gathered to Lynch
Cronan. He made his escape, how
ever, and is now uuder arrest at the
stntinn-house
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
BuckaIcw i'm n New Role.

The Bearer Radical SAYS: With a
sort of big Injin Me" complacency
Mr.. Buckalew, in his Harrisburg
speech on Thursday night, said:
GENTLEMEN | accepted the posi-
tion of candidate before the people
for the Office of Governor of this State
because | was convinced that men
holding my opinions, my views upon
public affairs, were necessary in the
State government-I mean men who
go into public life without any inten-
ton of making profit for themselves
Taking Mr.. Buckalew at his word
he has not gone into public life to
make a profit for himself-two terms
he has filled in the Pennsylvania
Senate, one term in the L. S. Senate,
and four years as Minister to Ecuador,
in all twenty years steady sucking at
the public tcat-and solely for the
public benefit Twenty years of pub
lie Office and seventy thousand dol
lars Of the public money has Mr..
Buckalew received without any inten-
ton of making profit for himself He
now proposes to himself three more
years of public Office and fifteen
thousand dollars more of the public
money without any intention of max
ing profit for himself Such unselfish
devotion to the public weal-a dclib-
crate surrender of Il whole lifetime to
lucrative office-is rare to witness in
these degenerate days. Mr.. Bucka-
LEWIS intentions" are Of sort that
hell is paved with-thcv never come
to fruition. For of the twenty wears
Of Office of this old public functionary,
spent not to make profit for himself
but for the people, the people have got
for their seventy thousand dollars
just jug" temperance law, wrestling
from the courts all discretion in the
sentence of person convicted of its
violation, and compelling the impris-
onment of the liquor seller in the
county jail, and an amendment to
the Constitution robbing Philadelphia
of two Senators which are her right.
If the poO pie have got anything else
from Mr. Buckalew what is it He
received $4,000 per annum for six
years as United States Senator-S3O,-
600 in all--"not for the sake of ma
king profit for himself" lie received
81 500 in gold per annum as Minister
to Ecuador for four years-S30, 900
more in all-''not for the purpose Of
making profit for himself" How
were the people proiited by his Sena-
torial or Ministerial term Itis very
likely that the $4,000 Pennsylvania
will have to pay him mot for any
profit to himself) for his Gubernatori-
al services, would be just about as
well spent. And then the worst of
it is that to get the $4,000, Bucka-
lew, whom The Radical has been
Haunting as a statesman of a taller
stature than the common herd, sort
of Son of Anak, among Pennsylvania
politicians, is getting down very near
the level of the common demagogue.
Alas. for Buckalcw
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The Washington Chronicoi says ::
From an official letter sent by the
Secretary Of the Treasury to bank
ing house in Europe we learn that
the per cent. OF losses to the Govern
mcnt in the collection of internal rev.
cnue since March 3, 1863, has been
less than one-fifticth of one per cent.
of the amount collected, or less than
two dollars in ten thousand dollars
In the collection of customs for the
same time the loss has been S2S, 900
out of $3.50, 900, 600, or the one two
hundredth part of one per cent. or
something less than five dollars in ev-
cry one hundred thousand,
The loss to depositors through our
national banking system has been the
one hundred and cighty-sixth part Of
one percent, equivalent to five dol
lars and thre-eights of a dollar in ey-
cry one hundred thousand
The money entries on the books of
the United States Treasurer, covering
time from June 30, 1861, to January
8, 1872, show the handsome sun of
lifty-five thousand millions dollars,
but of this vast amount the loss has
been about fifty-five thousand dollars,
or less than one ten-thousandth part
of one per cent, or less than one dol
lar in one million of money transac-
tions
How is this for reform : Could hon
est Horace improve the service to
make it more honest ? Could his
friend and right hand supporter in
Tammany, Bill Tweed, show better
financial exhibit if he had the finger
ing of public funds ? Who will give
us an official statement of the per
cent. of losses in New York under the
control of Tweed Il Co.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
ANOTHER COAL NINE HORROR.
Fire at the Works of the Atwater Com
pany. in Stark County, OhiO-Eicveu
Miners burned 10 Death.

LIMAvILLE, ONO, July 5.-Yes-
terday afternoon about l:30 M. in
telligcnce reached here that the slope
of Atwater Coal Company, two and
n half miles north east of this place
was on fire and ten men in the mine.
The excitement became very great;
the citizens dropped everything and
rushed to the place of danger. The
fire which had gained considerable
headway by that time, was burning
furiously, and Notwithstanding every
thing was done that human skill could
devise to arrest its progress, all efforts
to extinguish or smother it out proved
futile. The miners being apprised of
their situation at once rushed to the
mouth of the slope, but only a few
made good their escape. The re-
mainder are supposed to have suffo-
Gated. Finding that it was impossi-
bic to effect an entrance through the
mouth of the slope, it was dctermin-
ed to drill hole down in the back
part of mine, in order, if possible
that any of the men might be living
it would afford relief. Work was
commenced, and bv two O'Clock this
morning the hole was completed, but
no indication of life, was perccptiblc
At the campletion of this drill-holc it
was decided to sink shaft five feet
square, which has been worked
without cessation ever since. This
morning the Phoenix Fire company,
from Ravenna, came down and play
ed on the fire for some time without
apparently accomplishing much good,
but finally succeeded in nearly put
ting it out. The origin of the fire, it
seems, was stove or furnace used at
the bottom of the slope for the pur-
pose of removing foul air. BY some
means unknown, to any, the timbers
took fire. The company is severely
censured for neglecting to sink shaft
through which the miners could re-
treat in case of emergency. 1t will
be heavy financial loss to the COM
pany, and it is feared will have ten
dcncy to intimidatc them in extending
this new enterprise as anticipated.
This has been sorrOwful fourth of
July to the people of this part of the
country and altogether one of the
greatest calamities that ever occurred
in our midst. Thousands of persons
are at the scene and the greatest ex-
citement prevails. John II. Hutch
ing, Esq, is on the ground doing all
he can to expedite work.
Later.-The fire has ceased. Sew
en- bodies have already been removed,
which are so badly burned as scarce
ly to bear recognition Three men and
a boy are in yet. No hopes are en-
tertained that they will be taken out
alive.
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The Wheat Crop In Different Sections
Of the Country.

The June report of the department
of agriculture contains fuller informa-
ton of the wheat crop than any previ-
Gus one. The summary ofthe condition
of the wheat crop is based on reports
from 903 counties, of which 100 indi-
cate an average condition, go above
an average and 434 below an average
Ranging from 100, the standard Of
medium prospects, down to 10, and a
few reports down to zero. These 903
reports include a large area of the
wheat-growing region of the country.
The summary of area shows re-
duction of two per cent, from that of
1872. The average of the spring
wheat crop, taking as the standard, is
in New Hampshir, l30; Vermont,
I02; Massachusetts,, 95; Wiscon-
sin, l9S California, 10; Kansas,
40; Minnesota, l0l Iowa, lO6; Ne
braska, ll3; Oregon, l07 illinois, 10.
The winter wheat crop is reported
to be on basis of 100; California,
130; Illinois, l0l Kansas, 62 ONO,
So; Michigan, 80; West Viaginia,
100; Indiana, "a Virginia, SO Mis-
souri,, 80; Maryland, 100; Pennsyl-
vania, 90; New York, 9S; Ken
tucky, 81.
The general average condition for
the entire crop for 1871 was 100000
bushels. As III bushels per acre,
considering II bushels an average
yield the acre, the condition of the
present crop on the first week IN
June indicated wheat product in
1872 of 220,000,000 bushels. The
crop in 1869 was about l6 per cent.
above an average, and the largest re-
corded in ten years, and was returned
by the census officers ut 2ST 900, 600
bushels.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
A won.an.Killed by Dogs.

The Poeahontas, Ark, Courier re-
ports the following horrible eatastrO-
phc About week ago widow
woman named Gocns was passing
Newton Moore's house, seven or eight
miles west of Walnut Hill, when she
was attacked by pack of dogs and
literally torn to pieces. She lived
but few hours, when death relieved
her mangled form of its exeruciating
pain.
At the time Mrs. Goens passed
Moore's house no human being was
there, hence it is not known how long
the fearful struggle lasted between
her and the blood-thirsty brutes yet,
from the number of hounds kept by
Moore (and it is thought the whole
pack attacked her), it is reasonable to
suppose they were not long in render
ing her helpless, paralyzed, as she
must have been, from fear, even be-
fore her physical suiferings reduced
her to insensibility
Since the above another individual
was attacked, but escaped after des-
perate struggle with the same pack.
The Courier Iaively remarks that
Moore has since agreed to keep his
dogs tied up.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10

The following is from the editor OF
the Chicago Tribune, now the lead
ing Greeley organ of the West. 1t Is
as perfect a daguerrcotype OF Greeley
MS ever was drawn of any man living
or dead
Horace Greeley is not now. and
never has been, man who ought to
he trusted with an official position re.
curing practical wisdom, ordinary
craftsmanship, or firm, consistent ne
ton. For twenty-five years he has
been a marplot in council, an unrelia-
BILE commander in action, misan-
thrope in victory, and riotous dis
organizer in defeat He has always
been fanatical in his demands for the
EXTREMIST measures, and when the
party has reached the eve oftriumph,
invariably thrusts himself forward as
a negotiator Of terms of surrender to
the enemy. His course during the
war was but a repetition of his course
in politics. In 1861, he was an open
defender of secession T; he changed to
q vigorous champion of the war, and
thereafter was forever recklessly ma
king proposals for peace and as reck-
lessly withdrawing them-making
war in spite Of Mars, and negotiating
in spite of Minerva.
For twenty years he has been an
uncompromising advocate for square
fight with the pro-slavery party, and
when that kind of fight was forced
upon the Republicans, in 1860, he was
here in Chicago, voting not for Lin
coin, nor for Chase, but for old Ed
ward Bates, of Missouri, one of the
fossils of the slave party. He was
the associate and co-laborer of that
other impracticable and unreliable
squad-the Blair family The country
at this time wants no inspired harle-
quins in the national councils. Still
less does it want men with statesman
ship SO microscopic that they can see
nothing in public business but the
mileage and per diem of their fellow
members. If. Mr.. Greeley is not sat
isfed with his position as journalist
"a position which ought to be equal
in point of influence, power and dig
nifty to that of six average Senators
and if the Republicans of New York
want to do something for him, let
them make him State Prison Inspec-
tor, or even Governor /; anything that
will not make the outside of the State
responsible for his follies.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10

FoRNEY's Press processes TO be
most enthusiastically for GRANT, and
vet is doing its "lcycl best to defeat
the State ticket in October. AT the
same time it asserts its belief that II
I GREELEY is nominated al Baltimore
"hc viii make strong fight, which
will ecentuaHy hinge apon Pennsyt-
raRia."
This is not drivcling idiocy in For
NEY, bu. is unmistakable treachery to
GRANT None knows better than
does he, that we cannot sacrifice our
State ticket in October, and hope to
successfully carry GRANT through in
November. Even now the New York
Tribune is quoting the Press to prove
that GREELEY will carry Pennsyl-
vania
Formerly, there was about one
thousand copies of the Tribune sub
scribed for and taken by the Repub-
licans of this county Now that
journal is rarely seen, except in the
hands of a Democrat. The circula-
ton of FoRNEY's Press is also rap
idly dwindling away. Our sturdy
Republicans cannot be bamboozled
by the special pleading of either of
those journals in vindication of its
treachery to party.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
Democrats for Grant.

The New York Standard of yester-
day has the following:
THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC CLUB IN NEW
YORK FOR GRART.
4 Polcerful Organization torleed
Last Night-President Vice trGnts
TO Bet So, 900 on President Grants
Reelection.
4 grand Democratic Campaign
club was organized last night in the
Twenty-second ward, at No. 3l5
West Forty-third street, composed Of
$50 Democrats, who have agreed TO
support President Grant in prefer
ence to any other candidate for the
Presidency.
The officers are III. w. Vice,
president; ID Kempner and B. Levy.
vice presidents =. Lydecker, treas
urer j. H. Jones, corresponding Sec
rotary; w. Lydecker, sergeant-at-
arms.
The club is about TO engage large
rooms, and the names of Democrats
will only be received, who will pledge
themselves to support Grant, the
peoples candidate. The President of
the club offers to bet and deposit in
any bank that may be mutually
named that Grnat will be reelected
President.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
NEW YORK.


New YORK, July 5.-Margaret
Elliott of 1873 Stanton street, this
morning, in fit of insanity, stran-
gled her grown up daughter, Mary
Jane. When the maniac was arres-
ted she was found gibbering on a
chair. Her daughter was found ly-
ing in another room with her face
black and hereyes fearfully protruding.
ONE THOUSAND DEATHS FROM HEAT
A large number of deaths occurred
from sunstroke to-day. The heat has
been intense, the thermometer at
three O'Clock this afternoon indicating
ninety in the shade. A slight show
er visited the city this evening, but it
had no. the effect of cooling the at
mosphere to any extent. During the
past week over 1000 deaths have oc-
Cured from the effect Of the heat
The largest number in one day, 302,
occurred on Wednesday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
Long Branch Raees-LOnKfesl0w Beats
Harry Basset Easily.

LONG BRANCH, July 2.-The great
race of the day was for the Mon
mouth cup, a dash of two and half
miles, which had twelve nominations
of fifty dollars each, play or pay, add
ed to a purse of 81 500, and second
to receive $500 and the third $3.50 out
of the stakes. At the sale of pools
Basset braught Sl,s00 and Lengfel-
low $1,000. Subsequently Bassett
brought 50, 900 and Longfellow 81, 200.
When the bell was rung for Harry
Bassett and Longfcllow to make their
appearance a yell was given by the
crowd that might have been heard to
the sea. Great impatience was mani
tested by the multitude until the
horses were brought on the track
When they came they were hailed
with louder shouts than before, and
every person seemed wild with excite
ment. LongfelIow was the first to
make an appearance, and the immense
crowd hcmmed him in on the quarter
stretch. He was soon mounted, and
as he cantered up past the stand, he
received another unearthly screech.-
Harry Bassett did not keep the peo-
pie waiting long before he made his
appearance, and then another burst Of
applause greeted him. Both of the
champions looked in the finest posi-
bic condition. Longfellow took pre-
liminary canter down the stretch and
then came up ready for action. The
Kentuckians seemed in ccstacy, but
not more jubilant than the hackers Of
Bassctt, when he galloped up to the
Club house and round the upper turn
to the half mile pole, the places
where the horses had to begin their
journey. Longfellow went down the
stretch and around the way to the
starting point When the horses
reached The starting point very little
time was spent in getting ready, and
in a few moments the flag fell with
Harry Bassett about two lengths in
front of Longfellow. The big horse
soon took sides with him and they
ran yoked to the threc-quartcr pole !;
then entered the home stretch with
their heads together, Basset on the
inside, he having won the pole before
the start. The first quarter of a mile
was run in twenty-six and three-quar-
ter seconds. Coming up the home
stretch Longfellow's jockey was pull
ling his horse with all his might, Har-
ry Bassett seemed to be running un-
der free rein. They passed the
stand with their heads parallel, max
ing the half mile in 5Ia seconds
The inside position gave half a length
the advantage to Bassett, but when
they were at the quarter pole there
was no apparent difference between
them. The time at this point was
l:lSl. Going down the back stretch
they were yoked, running side to side
to the half mile pole. This finished
the full mile between them and they
had made the distance in l:44. Lcay-
ing there the pace was kept up, and
they ratified round the lower turn
head and head, Longfellow being
pulled up hard all the time by Har-
per's darkey. They reached three
quarter so evenly together that it was
impossible to distinguish the differ
ence between them The mile and a
quarter had been made in 2:lOa, and
as the horses dashed up the home
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10

HARTLEY, the Democratic candi-
date for Auditor General, was known
throughout the whole war as a friend
to the rebel cause. He sympathized
with it, and on every occasion took
pains to let il be heard of all men that
he wished the South to succeed. He
was so out spoken in his treason that
Gen. CoUGH arrested him for giving
aid and comfort to the traitors. Yet
this is the man placed in the Demo
cratic ticket for the responsible posi-
ton of Auditor General. The peo-
pie of the good, patriotic old Com
monwealth are asked to support and
elect him. VIII they do il? Can
they do it with the knowledge that,
while the soldiers OF Pennsylvania
were fighting TO save the Union from
destruction, this man remained at
home using what influence he pos
sesssd in behalf of the rebellion ?
This of itself was a commcndation to
the Democratic Convention hence his
nomination.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-10
brutal Treatment OF q Female Mission
ary bv Indians.

ST. LOUIS, July 1.-The Kansas
City Times of the 29th ult., says that
Miss Amanda Barber, who married
"Squatting Bear" Brule chief, at
Washington, in 1861, and went TO
Dacota Territory with her husband
as a missionary, arrived in that city
on the steamer Fontenclle, from Fort
Benton, on Friday last, after spend
ing three years with the Sioux, suif.
ering gross indignities and being
compelled to perform the most mcnial
services
She attempted to escape, but was
recaptured and beaten nearly to death
by her husband, and then sold to the
Cheyenne chief for three ponies. She
was taken north in 1870, and re-
NAMED with the Cheyenes till this
spring. when she escaped to Fort
Benton. Miss Barber left Kansas City
on Fridap for her home at Milford,
Mass.