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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19

This Is 10 certify that my late husband. Daniel
Il. ThOmpSOn. was insured in the Berkshire Life
Insurance Company. Pitisheld, Mass, for siO0O,
December 18th, 1870, premium payable quarterly.
That two payments were made up TO June 18th,
ISL, that he died October 18th, four months after
he failed TO make his payment.
The usual proofs Of death were forwarded TO the
Company, and the full amount Of the policy, less
the two quarterly payments due at the time OF his
death. was paid to me by their General Agent In
Philadelphia, W. H. Graves, Mt their ofitce, ;. W.
corner Chestnut and Eleventh Strcets-
fSigned) NETTlE THOMPSON,
W. II Greene, late Of New York, insured 8 few
years since in the Berkshire Life Insurance Com
pany for :, 500; bnt owing to misfortune In bust
mess unable to make any payment 10 the
Company during one year and five months prior TO
his decease. have this day paid lat the New
York Office Of the Company, III Broadway, corner
OF CHANGERS street). three Thousand two hundred
ana ninety nine dollars this being the full amount
due TO his widow, AFTER deducing the overdue pay
. ments and interest
JH. FRANC1SCUS,
New York, March nth, 20. Superintendent
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19

Madame, a great many persons
were disturbed at the concert last
night, by the crying of your baby" !"
''Well, l do wonder such people will
go to concerts"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19

An Atlanta man wants the thief
who stole his well bucket and rope to
come back and get the well, as is is
of no present use to him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19
The Improved
ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINE
New Draw Feed,
LOCK STITCH.

There some points in a Sewing Machine that
ladies desiring to purchase, should take Into
sldeBatbon, namely:
Lightness Of running.
Ease Of Management,
Capacity TO do the Work Required,
Freedom from Noise. and
Non-Liability TO get out OF Order.
We claim that the IMPROVED ELLIPTIC
possesses all these points, and that Il Is
THE VERY BEST
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19
BY CARL cANTAB.

The Pot Of Gold, or the widows
Stratagem.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19

1t gives me pleasure to state that
the union between the deacon and
the widow proved very happy one,
although to the end of his life, he
could never quite make up his mind
about "The Pot of Gold"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19

1t can readily be seen that it will
be of great Importance for the United
States to obtain the accession of SO
large and compact body of eduea-
ted and intelligent colonists, connee-
ted together by ties of blood and re-
ligion, and so thrifty, industrious, and
moral. Nowhere else in Europe can
such immigrants be found. These
10000 Mennonites. would be worth
100000 Germans from the Black
Mountains or Wurtembcrg. because
their intelligence, morality and thrift
stand SO much higher. Their success
in tree culture on an arid steppe points
naturally to the Western prairies as
their future home Should they go
to Utah, they would be most valua-
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
Daring Safe Robbery.

The New York Tribune of Friday
says: About one P. NJ. yesterday, a
middle aged, well dressed man, OF slight
build, entered the piano warerooms OF
D. NJ. Mellard, at No. 8 Union square,
and desired the proprietor to give him
a $40 bill in exchange for ten 81 bills,
as he desired to remit that amount by
mail. Mr.. Mellard took a so bill
from his safe and handed it to the
stranger, but left the key OF the safe in
the lock. The stranger made the ex-
change and lett the store. A moment
later, two other strange men entered ard
asked to be shown some second hand
pianos. They were taken to the rear
room by Mr.. Mellard toI that purpose,
when the first visitor returned, boldly
opened the safe, seized roll Of bank
notes from an inner drawer and fled.
Mr.. Mellard pursued him. but could not
overtake him. On returning to the
store Mr.. Mellard found the other men
In the act OF leaving, but he prevented
them by locking the door. They then
rushed into the rear room, jumped
through a closed window, smashing
both sash and glass, and escaped. The
amount stolen was only about fifty dol
lars, but in another drawer was a large
sum which the thief overlooked. An
unsuccessful attempt was made to rob
the same store in like manner about a
year ago.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
Shoeing Oxen for Payements.

In regard to the matter Of sboeing
oxen, so that they can work on pave
ments, Mr.. S. P. Sibley writes to the
Boston Journal as follows:
"As / have worked twenty-four wears
at blacksmithipg, and claim to be mas
ter OF nv trade, | will give nv opinion
in regard to shoeing. In the first place
turn the shoe as usual, only a little
thicker at the toe aud put q cslk on
the toe about one inch long and one.
quarter inch high; heel calk the same.
In setting, care should be taken to kee .
each claw in its natural positiop-tbat
is, spreading them as the OK would usu.
ally stand, and also fit the shoe we'll.
Put six nails in each halt OF the shoe
l have always used the Vulcan No. 6
nail. l have shod cattle in this way
that were driven through river twenty
times a day, and it did not lose a shoe
for weeks, when if shod the common
way, they would soon become lame"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26

The Pope, durirg an interview he re-
Gently granted TO high political per
sonage," is reported to have said: ut
is frequently asked if l will leave Rome
and the Vatican, and when | shall do
so Ny reply is very simple. shall
not leave the Vatican until the day
comes when | can no longer 10y remain
ing there govern the Catholic world.
Until now the Powers which have re-
mained faithful have accredited en-
bassadors to me, in whom | can place
entire confidence, and, thanks 10 HON,
nv words are certain to reach the whole
Catholic world. But when | an no
longer sure that my words are aith tully
transmitted to those who are ready to
hear them, then it will become my duty
10 leave this city"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
lanRstOn and Fred.

Fred Douglass and Langston are set
down in the papers as not loving each
other overmuch. THIS Langston is an
unreliable nearly white fellow. with
considerable ability at phrase-making,
and not much sense. He is everlast-
ingly in search OF Office, and Douglass,
who is a we'll ordered man, with a
round head, is reported to have gone to
President Grant and snubbed Langston s
aspirations Langston's notion was
that the colored race should have some
Cabinet position, because it had voted
TOR Grant, and he had constructed him.
self into the representative OF the col
ored race as aforesaid. Douglass had
sense enough 10 know that color is a
pretty mean qualification. except for
matrimony, and that Langston would
make donkey OF himself in whatever
position be could get. Fred. Douglass
comes from the eastern shore Of Mary
land, and has a good oystery nature
about him. He opens up well.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
AuInteresting Relic.

An original portrait OF Patrick
Henry, OF Revolutionary memory, from
life, is now in New York, in charge OF
Mrs. Carlton Belt, late OF Georgia, who
is at present residing at the Coleman
House. This head, which is OF minis
ture size, was painted in 1875 for Miss
Martha Svme, daughter Of Colonel
John Syme, OF Virginia, who
was half brother OF Patrick
Henry. 1t is painted on ivory, and
very beautifully executed. All Of the
portraits OF Patrick Henry which Illus
ira,e the publications are said to have
been made from this miniature; but it
has never been copied large size, as the
original owner and her descendants
always refused to let it 90 out of their
poss, ssion for any such purpose. The
portrait is now owned by Mrs. John
Flemming, OF Goochland county, Vir-
GINA, into whose possession it came by
descent from the original owner. ltis
now offered for sale, we believe.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
Cass and Dickinson.

A Washington correspondence con-
tains the following in regard to the
Democratic National Convention IN
Baltimore, which nominated Franklin
Pierce over General Lewis and others;
John Harmon told me Of a scene at
the Baltimore Convention, where Pierce
was nominated, which deserves to be
put down. After balloting for some
time, with Cass ahead, but never up to
the two>third vote required, the State
of Virginia swung off from Mr.. Cass
and cast her vote Tor Daniel 5. Dickin'
son. Harmon went to Mr.. Dickinson
and told him that Mr.. Cas- friends ex-
pected that he would retire-for that
ballot at least-in Cass' favor. Mr.
Dickinson sad he would oblige Mr..
Cass to that extent and he did decline,
but with bad grace; whereupon Sir-
ginia cast all her votes for Franklin
Pierce, OF New Hampshire; and Fierce
at the next ballot, was nominated
III edNS lllat bC "Sho CIV 49,
Hotel, and that, after the nomination
was NJ ade, he was passing an open door
there, and heard the voice OF Dickinson,
very loud and indignant, an', without
thinking, Harmon walked into the
room.
"Mr. Harmon" said Dickinson. you
have put me in the position to-day o,
losing the Presidency of the United
States. Old General Cass, standing out
against hope, has crowded better men
than himself to the wall; and, but tor
his request that should get out o. the
way to day, Franklin Pierce would not
now be the nominee OF the party, and l
could have been chosen and elected.
Harmon says it was all true, and,
az soon as he could find 1t con-
venient, he retreated, and left the
irate statesman TO bemoan his evil tor.
time
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
Woven Fabrics from Rabbits Hair.

The Austrian Exhibition Gazette calls
attention to a new and important in
dustry, viz. the incorporation OF rab-
bits hair with wool and cotton in weav-
ing textile fabrics. The shorter hairs,
which are incapoble of being woven,
are readily purchased by ielt hat man"
u,acturers at three dollars a pound.
When properly prepared the hair affords
a good strong yarn, which Is said to he
in no way interior TO wool. If all that
the Austrian journal says on the
subject be true, the raising OF rabbits
will soon become an important busl.
ness. No animal is better adapted to
raising on a large scale than the RABBIT; !;
they multiply almost as rapidly a.
white mice, and are not confined 10 any
particular climate. il is strange 1t has
not been thought of before, particularly
when we consider how many hundred
million rabbits are annually destroyed.
The meat OF the rabbit is agreeable and
nourishing, and the skins have been
priced. The Austrian Gazette autlci-
pates that an important industry will
grow out Of the successful Introduction
Of rabbit hair weaving in all countries.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
EW YORK.
Evacuation Day.

New YORK, November 25.-The vete.
rams of 1912 paraded to-day, 80 in num-
Der, and drove to Central Park, where
they hoisted q beautiful flag on flag
staff presented to their organization.
The First Pennsylvania Regiment,
which was escorted by the New York
Seventh, WAS reviewed by Mayor Hall
to day, and lett for Philadelphia to.
night.
Arrived.
The steamer Egypt arrived from Liv-
erpool to-day. When five days out she
experienced terrible weather. Her deck
was swept by fearful seas and almost
everything carried away. She wealth.
cred the storm and made good time to
New York.
Stanley.
The Herald Club entertained Mr..
Stanley with a banquet at Del
moico's tonight. when speeches and
toasts were the order OF the evening.
The stock Corner.
The Northwest corner did not create
so much excitement in Wall street to-
day as was anticipated. The time for
the settlement of the big shorts" has
not vet come A number of small
speculators settled at from 149 to 200
to-day, but Smith and Drew held off.
Condition OF Mr.. Greeley.
The announcement in the Star to-day
that Mr.. Greeley was insane caused a
general rush to the Tribune office to-day
for information. The only intelligence
to be gained there was, Mr.. Greeley
is suffering from mental depression. y
1t is perfectly clear that Mr. Greeley is
at the present time out of his mind. 1t
no doub. results from the trouble in his
amily and his defeat at the late cleo
ton. His friends endesvor to cover up
the truth and it is admitted by indivd-
nal members OF the Tribune that the
old man is out of his head. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Greeley is now at an
asylum at White Plains.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
Cost or RoyaIty-some New Figures

The Blue Book, containing the
Finance accounts of the! British Cow
ernment for lS7l.72, shows that, e1-
cluding the Civil List, which amounts
to f4O6, ,23S lis Cd, the grants to the
royal family show a total OF tl2o'9oo
So lid. The odd figures in this total,
which will at once arrest attention, are
explained by the circumstance that IN
the past financial year only portion
of the allowances made TO Princess
Louise and Prince Arthur fell due. The
grant to the former is $4,000, and to the
latter $4,000 a year. The Crown
Princess of Prussia takes eSOOO; the
Princess Alice, $4,000; the Prince OF
Wales, $4,000; the Princess OF Wales,
GlO,OOO; the Duke of Edinburgh. tl5,-
900; the Princess Christian, f6UO0;
the Duchess of Cambridge, f6OOO; tne
Duel ess of Mecklinburg-StrelI'z,
(daughter OF the Duchess of Cambrldge)
f3OUO; the Duke of Cambridge, fl2,,
900 (apart, Of course, from bis
military paw; and the Duchess OF
Teck, G50O0. There are tour ex-Chan-
cellors-Lords St. LeOnards, Che!ms-
ford, Westbury and Cairns-who each
draw $4,000 year. The political pen.
sions are very few. Under this head
only four annuities OF the first class
(f2OOO) are permitted to run at one
time. This class is full, and the two
parties divide the spoil equally tet" cen
them The annuitants are Mr.. DisraeIi,
Mr.. Walpole, Sir George Praynan, Mr..
Miner 6 bison. 1t may he noted that
the pensions for naval and military ser.
vices charged on the Consolidated Fund
amount to G3S 900 a year. The repre-.
sentatives OF Lord Rodney receive g.
600; the representatives Of Lord Nelson,
$4,000, and the representatives OF Lord
Amherst, $1,000. These are perpetual,
the others are for one or more lives.
The hereditary pensions OF the old type
are now reduced 10 tour-the her+ aud
defendants Of William Penn, EfJOO;
the Duke of Marlborough, ff0OO; the
heirs or heirs OF the Duke OF Schom-
berg, e2lGO. and Lard Bath fl2OO.
Annuitants are proverbialiy long lived,
and here is a curious case IN point /;
Mary Ann Foster (now Tomes), late
housemaid House or Lords, Ireland,
for loss OF emoluments b. the Union,
Els Us. 10.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
Exclusively for the Register.
BY the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
OnIce, llO Main street.
WASHINGTON.

General Meade's Successor.
WASHINGTON, November 25.-The
President to-day appointed Mcdowell a
Major General in the place of General
Meade, deceased. Mcdowell is as
signed to the Department of the South.
General McDowell's headquarters will
be at Louisville, Kentucky. General
Hancock's headquarters will be either
at Philadelphia or New York.
8e'knap returned to Washington
this morning.
The Secretary of the Navy completed
his report to-day and will present it to
the President at the Cabinet meeting
tomorrow.
Entered Upon his Duties.
Hon. Samuel T. Phillip, the new Solic-
itor General, has taken the oath of Office
and entered upon his duties.
Getting Ready.
A large number OF Congressman have
arrived and taken up their winter quar-
ters. Most Of the journalists who have
been absent during the vacation have
returned to make preparations for the
coming session.
Commissioner Douglass ..ssfssssss2
was before the Appropriation Commit
tee during the entire sitting to-day for
the purpose Of explaining the feature OF
his new plan for reducing the expenses
of the Internal Revenue Bureau. He
claims, in case his bill passes, that the
approximation for the support of the
bureau Tor the next fiscal year can be
reduced 100000. Very few congress-
men have 20 lar expressed any prefer-
ence for this new section, preferring to
consult their constituents before vo.
eating a measure that proposes to legis-
late 30 many influential men out of
office.
Treasury Balances.
The Treasury balances at the close Of
business to day we're as follows: Cur,
rency, $S,lSS.329; coin. S7l 1856 ,262, in
cluding $20,06l ,305 in coin certificates.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
MEMPHIS.
The Horse Disease.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, November 25.-The
horse disease is prevailing here to an
alarming extent. Large numbers OF
cases are reported daily. The horse
railroads have about ceased running,
and livery men refuse to hire horses.
Oxen are being used for all purposes in
the place OF horses. The towns III
this vicinity also report that the epi-
zootic is prevailing to a great extent.
Several cases are reported in Little
Rock, Arkansas, to-day. Every pre-
caution is being taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
CINCINNATI.
Shooting ARRAY.

CINCINNATI, O., November 25.-Three
young men named James Sullivan,
Mike Harmon and Dennis Buckley
became involved in a quarrel. in West
Sixth street, yesterday afternoon, during
which Sullivan drew a pistol. shooting
Hannon in the breast and Buckley in
the abdomen, both of whom, it is
thought, will die.
Mysterious Disappearance.
A young girl calling herself Clara
Brandon, came to this city from Louis
vile some two months ago with man
who is drummer for Baltimore house,
and who gave his name as John Miller.
They took rooms at l43 George street
where they lived together for
q few weeks, when Miller began
to absent himself and at the
times the rent came due the girl had
hard work to meet it. She then de-
clared that rather than have so much
trouble again she would drown herself.
On last Monday. but day or two before
the second rent became due, she seemed
to be in great trouble, and at night went
out, leaving her jewelry and clothing
behind her, except such portions as she
was accustomed to wear in doors. She
has not been seen since, and it is thought
she carried out her threat of self de-
struction. The man Miller has not
been seen for two or three weeks. The
girl was about twenty years of age,
with dark hair and eyes, and it is said
was very pretty. She said her home
was near Woodlawn, a small place
about seven or eight miles from Louis
vile. The police are investigating the
matter
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
ITALY.
Arrested for Treason.

ROME, November 25.-Fivs leaders
of the Radical party were arrested to-
day for high treason and placed in
prison, by order OF the Government
A case OF bombs destined for Rome
has been seized at Leghorn, causing
intense excitement. The bombs are OF
the regular "Orsini" pattern, and are
the most deadly and effective known.
Great excitement still prevails here
over the late arrest of radical leaders
for high treason. Many other minor
arrests have been made to-day and the
matter will be investigated at once and
the conspirators brought 10 speedy
trial.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
LOUISVILLE.
The Horse Disease.

LOUISVILLE, November 25.-The
horses are reported recovering from the
epizootic, and travel will probably be
resumed on all the street railroads this
week, and in some few cases cars are
running.
Carl SchurZ.
Carl Schurz lectures tonight on Ger
many and France.
Buried Alive.
A boy fifteen years old was killed
about noon to-day, while assisting in
excavating a cellar. The bank fell in
and buried him.
The River.
The river is stationary with four feet
one inch in the canal aud one inch on
the falls by the marks. Cloudy with pros
poets Of rain.
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From the st. Louis Times
Newspaper ChangP-A RemarRaDie
AncceSA.


Scwspaper Change-A Remarkable
success.
Mr.. Theodore Plate, the senior pros
prietor of the Westlichc Post, has just
consumma,ed the sale of his interest in
that journal to his old associates, con-
templa,ing several years sojourn IN
Europe, with view 10 the education oil
his children. As an evidence OF the
appreciation OF the value of newspaper
property, it may be stated with proprl>
ety that less than ten years ago Mr.
Plate purchased a half interest in the
Post for $1,000, and after disposing OF
one-half OF his original purchase, has
sold the remaining quarter at the rate
Of, as we learn, nearly three hundred
thousand dollars. The great success OF
the Post, however, is attributable to Mr.
Plates energy and sagacity, he having
been its business manager during the
entire period of his connection.
The stock OF the paper is now held
by Messrs. Arthur Olshansen, Carl
Schurz, Emil Pretorious and Joseph
Pulitzer, the last named gentleman
who is now the managing editor, sue
ceeding to a very handsome interest,
after a connection of several years with
the editorial department OF the paper,
with which he commenced in 1867 in
the humble role OF court reporter. Mr.
Rittig, the very talented editor of the
LouiyilIe An.eiger, has lately joined
the editorial staff Of the Post, which ls
now composed Of Messrs. Schurz, Pre-
torious, Pulitzer, RIttig, Which, Reu-
bens and Skutsch, probably the ablest
corps with which any German newspa.
per in the country is provided.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

.,rs DEAp.-Yes;erdsy morning
.n known, old and faithful horse
,.I,ns;us ~ TO Thomas P. shallcross, was
.'ood ~O lssd in his stall. A post mortem
"a "'S,miUstion showed that there was con-
.ijsrstle mucus in his nostrils and some
:Da,mmstion OF the nasal glands, the
h,opchisl tubes and the lungs but not
.nHcsnt, probably, to cause his death.
:. .,be horse had not eaten anything
week it is more than likely his
I..,b was caused by starvation. He
~oo,S take no food at all, we are told,
s;Dcs he has been sick.
1obn Prscht, the Centre Wheeling
bsker, Ios, horse Yesterday, valued at
sa0. 1t dropped dead in the street
rbie a, work. 1t is said that the
horse was put to work too soon. This
,..rs 10 be one of the great dangers OF
disease. ltis better to lose the SER
,:c.. Of a horse for week longer than
u lose the animal. Go slow.
We saw one other horse being carted
r.v while in Centre Wheeling, yes
,.,I.y. The death was caused by horse
disease. These make six horses In the
eily and two in the country that have
E.l from the disease. II no more are
lo., from this cause we shaE have a
very fortunate escape. In Baltimore
and Cincinnati the horses are dying
y,-y rapidly. Ia the latter city espe-
cisy the mortality among horses is
ve,y great. We see by the papers that
thsv sre dying there at the rate OF fly
= d.v. We wonder if the sulphur in
the sir here and in Pittsburgh is not
beneficial TO horses with the epizooty ?
Il would seem 90.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-26
THE WEATHER.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER, 7
WASHINGTON, November 26, A. NJ. }
PROBABILITIES.
For the northwest and thence south
ward through Illinois, southeasterly to
northeasterly winds, diminishing press
sure and generally clear weather. On
the lakes and thence to the Ohio Val-
ley and Tennessee, northwesterly to
northeasterly winds, clearing and clear
weather. On the Western Gulf, north.
easterly winds, cloudy weather and
light rain, with partially cloudy weather
aud light variable winds. In the South
Atlantic, Middle and New England
States, light northwesterly winds, in
creasing pressure and clearing and clear
weather in the afternoon.