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, 1874-05-08
GENERAL NEWS.

A secret council OF Catholic dignitaries has
been in session ut Cincinnati for several days, At
which the adyisibility Of mailing Chicago m
archdiocese, has boen dIacussea.
In fitoen-ball pool ganao at Foley'a billiard
hull, yesterday, ono playor pooketed soventeon
balla in succession, and another player fifteen
balls, both within tho apaco Of twenty minutes.
suoh thing was novor before known.
A team of horses attachod to dirt wagon,
broko away IN front Of Garrity'a saloon on West
Madison stroct yesterday afternoon about
O'clock and dashed furloaBly east on Madison
to DaBpiAtnos, cOllidInE with al e1prcha-WaEon,
whom they wore stopped. Fortunately no injury
was dono,
It vii! interest those who arc already propar-
Ing for next winter by turning their attention to
coal, to know that tho dealers have fayorebly
considered tho alyisability Of making reduc-
tion Of 81 from present rAtes. After tomorrow
hard coal will be 80 uor ton. The dea!era alr to
have a11othor moeting to consult further Oh the
aubjcct.
The last considerable roio Of tho fire will
aoon 10 araaed. Mr. blackitl, tho purchaser Of
tho Court- House rulna, hus commenced The work
Of demolition, and tho rubbish will be used Tor
grading aud filing North Clark street. The now
jail ts now in BllApe for the reception Of l'rls-
oners, aud 1t is exioctod that tue general dety..
oiy Will tnko place to-day under tho direction OF
the shcriH aud his Deputies, ,.
Tho project started last summer. to hare Sun:
day conoerts In Lincoln Park, which Wla ulpped
in the bud by the Park CnminlpRionora. aga!n
comoa up this seaHou, md this tina with raasoil-
able prospects of SUCCESS. lr. uasing tho Lead
, 1874-05-08

FROM me Bdtt+HuFG SUI. ...
Ono Of tho moat important meetings OF Sisters
OF Cbarity that has over transpfrol ut Bt.
Joseph'B, Ennittsburg, Nd, will occur on Sun
ia tho mother house Of tho Sisters Of Charity
III North America and it i,as been tue custom
for nany years to hold regular retreats for 1noni
bers Of tia community within its precincts.
Tho prosont rptreat will ba attended, by the Su-
perioroAsoB Of all tho religious institutions
ncadomies, asylunas. hospitsls, oto.-goserned
by Sisters Of Charity III thts country. The
retroat will probably continue for soYel days.
On tho 25,h day Of MRy there will DO aBsom-
blcsl at Angere, Department Of 11ain.et-1oro,
Iranco, q body Of religious lad!es. drawn from
nearly every civilized nation, nnd from many Of
tho 6en-civilzod countries Of tue Garth, to olect
Chief utlioar for their order. Tho order il that
OF tho Homan Catholic siatorlood OF QUE Lady
OF Charlty Of tho Good Shepherd, and thoro will
ba represented III the electoral council about 40
monastorios, located in Europe, Asia, Africa,
Amorica and Oceanica The order, as is gen-
orally known. has for Its object tic re-
clamRton at,d reformation OF fallen To~
ulen and girls, who eitler voluntarily present
themselves fur admission, or aro committed
to Ito custody by competent authority.
Prior to 1886 this work was carried OIL only un-
dor tho direction Of lBoIatBd 1nonaBterioa under
various tltles, hut in tAat yonr tho order bocamo
known Us an organized body, having supreme
source Of authority, and tho exemplary lady,
Mario Do st. Euphrasio pslloticr, who then be-
came its lender. bold tho Office. through succos-
syo elections, for thirty Three years. or up to
tho time OF hor deceaBe in April 1868. Accord
ing to tho beat obtailabio information, the order
now includes about 125 monasteries and noarly
so, 600 nuns.
, 1874-05-08
PERSONAL,


George ". Peck, 1Ssq. editor OF tic Lacrosse
tWis.) Democrat. formerly "Brick pomeroy's
paper, is registered al tho Palmer House.
4 dispatoh was received yesterday announcing
tho death Of Lou!a J. Lull, whose recent ex-
ploitB haye occas'oncd considerable interest In
tho community. Tho message was aent to tho
sister OF tho Captain, who now rchldes In this
city.
Tho Hampton colored students, \ band Of
thirteen ox-slavcB from tho Hampton Norua1
School Of virginia.. will visit Chicago in juno to
nttond tho grand reunion Of tho old Abo1ltionista
to tako place in this city. Thooy will glvo fow
concerts hero before returning to tho East.
Thoso Btuionta have given upward OF 4t0 COLL
oorts III all parts 1f tho East and Oanada, aud
hayo wot, the most unqualified praise from tho
press and pooplo. .....
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Grand pacifc-E. =. Stone, New York; @.
B. Wioks, Youngstown; 4. Wight st. Louis; ).
AIcCroa.. Cleveland; ]. II. nrollo, England,
Charles parkor, U. S. a. 8herman Uouse
81. ]. Ki1duI, pooria; A. nichberg Havana !;
F. .. Atwood, Lincoln y. A. I1oveioy, New
York: S. N. Hiuolloy, Athons; s. W. Steward,
h1aino. fremont jfouse-T. peacock,
japan; H. g. symmot, oanada; o. Il. Lewis
Lockport; q. $. Brown, milwaukee,; ]. /. Dab-
cook; I. 1Ionegger, Philadelphia; II. j. Aldrich.
st. Louis. Palmer Honse-A. Walkor,
Cincinnati, E. D. Wilcox, Peoria; 9. T.. Per-
kiuB. Burlington; G. II. Drainard, Albany; ".
G. Gray, Louisville; I. ". Tracey, Buffalo.
, 1874-05-08


In tho aatnlnsos OF tho Board OF Public Works
Tor tho ensuing year is III itetn Of over 100000
tor esroot improvements. That sum will DO used
10 cover tho city'e part OF tho cost OF making tho
,s,,a,.' s,., r".v =. ' @"t' s''o
'ono"ng improvements
Street improvements ordered by tho Council
tor which
Assrssursr. RAVE nrEr cosrpnErnp,
wo,1;,r rou,,,,,, nnd -nx;ne - T'nsk1lo atrcat
hom Kiuzle to North Water curbing, grading
Ind paving Thirty. seventh street, from, Cottage
Grove avonuo to yinoonnos avonue; wa'llng,
':; = Tsefsh iii strest xalias iIlitss, and paving
Fourth avenue, from Jackson to Twolfth stroes
parbing, filling, and paving Lako gtroot, from
west line Of Michigan avenue to Central aycnuo;
"anng' ninhs' I'LL pAs''g ea'toll attcos' 'ioh
A1ilwaukoo ayonue to Ashland aven,lo; paving
Foster streot, from Harrison to West Polk; wall
inp and fullug Waldo plare, from, HalstcG 10
spao ro o1i Egabeth haa 10 Ashaud n oGn @
img Nert thirteenth street, from Waller to
Ieomis; I l tllnpg Wost Fourteenth s.roet, from
Centre aycnuo % to Looms. iilling Hastings stroot
from centro ayenao 70 !Loomis; illliig Frank
Seu1sss | 9pG srsH @ 6H Wa sS pToo ss
from Dluo Ialand % aven1,o to I,oomis; waiting mud
srs' f Mah coa9 o9eea
passed by tho Council and
AsgI:ssa1ErrB ANN IN co1,nsr oz, pnrr.o.r,or.
Wang nr and uvUns y" vi,, ~ ols atrsst ram
the Yiaduct to Chicavo nvnnuo. r,,rh,uu ornaur
n,td paying North Ulark streot fron, WalIn r.
Fullerton ayenus; wnlliug. tllIing. aud payiug
Michigan street, from LsrraGoa to fnsa. ~ wnIing i
f3lpg and paving North Denrhorn atroot 1, frn1m,
siE 1n@ ;ss %S'ssts esd dAaas aSs + iaes s;ss:
Eln7ie to Chicago ayenuo: vallins. f3l,ing an" a1,i
paving Archer avenue, from Haste to .t n,ru
, 1874-05-08

Justice Kaufman dlaposod of tho following or
nraasmen of tho North Gde by 4 fiua of s6
ooo sor ,,,,o t,,o,r vo,ot,,n ,,;i,,o,t = uoo,,an
oaoA' TT ILL.," rs,,., na.., ~, -.
w. nenly s!teas. JONI oopo', 'onn GcknoE'
Potter Ulrch, Patrick Athorn, Joseph Mazier,
Robert Bancroft, Atlatn Leib, and Philip Daum.
Henry Dayanport wan arrestea by Oflleor Ayara,
\. ma1s a;.,p ,sa. 1uaasaa'a., esoA ta1e'1,
~ 'ne "sn' o'u'' 'usA "eu,ies"aS' iu' an as7au's
on littlo hoy III tho vicinity OF Iwelfth and
Unlisted Rtreeta With q deadly weapon with
intent to do bodily injury. Davenport was
,r,,,,,r AMI ohot the III t,Aiot,nr n portons
,tn,,nJ u, ~, tho nho,nau III. nu@o w. cnutiuuo
~ hu ~ 1nsticn scmilu vostnrlnv unt; ta 15t
;,,,, yy,1ar s7,1 i,nn1a ,ylan }ba hov Il IL
inrna sSii, In ob,e 10 annnar hpainst i'm ~ q"
A'poo' "'.A w 1o ~ sptsA& @e'' A,.a'
JoHcph Barclay viaisal the storo OF hlr. Now
ton, Oh State street, and Walked OF
with a coat belonging to that gentlo-
mans stock. From there Barclay won't
to similar institution on tho West
Side, aud took several articles in that store. On
lenYing, however, ho WAs suspected, arrested,
Gna tho aEt,cea aouu ma ~ as puso ~ T., w. w.
I4rnsuGu 4un1tuIa ~ u'oA ,,1 aut:". a.ia ~ lo
ghl41-stsot looAaF' ' tho r;n';,'ny yre,n. s
soniy no1a asdn M,n osos W '"o oA''A''' eoa'' 'n
pohaR OF sooo'
Dora Lavina1sy, a Polihh Woman, vas arrested
, 1874-05-08

The sixth annual dinner OF tho Union College
Alumni Association of tho Northwest will bo
given this evening Ut the fremont Houso.
A workingmon'a maus-moeting, to protest
against tho Eislt-Hour law by Congress, will bo
held Sunday weoe ut rliolemann 3 Theatra.
Programmes Of tho first four concerts by the
Caroline 1sichinss- bernard Old Folks can bo
lad this morning at Jansen, MoClurE l. Co.'s
bookstore.
The anniversary Of the "Aregons Society" of
the Wabash Avonue Methodist Episcopal Church,
will DO hold in tho church, cornor Fourteenth
etroot and Wabash ayonuo, this evening at 7:15
o'clock. Tic public at largo are cordially invited
to the musical and intellectual foaat prepared for
them without price. THO Rev. ]. 0. Peck, Of
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church., will de-
liver the address.
There will be meeting In the atudy Of the
Union Park Congregational Church, corner Of
Washington street md Ashland aron,to, ut $50
2. u: to-day, for tho purpose of orgM!lzing q
Board or Trustees for tho Orphan Girls' Home.
Tie suulay-school Superiutendonts OF tho
city n1d suburbs ute requested to DO prosont ut
tho Saturday noon prayor-moatlng, to receive
tho chlldrou's pledges and medals.
Tho regular Hotni-monthly scientific meetings
Of the Stato Microacopical Society will bo ro-
aumod ut tho librhry-rooms Of tho Academy OF
Sciencos this evening, commencing at 8 O'clock.
torest in tho science Of microscopy, are inyitol
to be present.
Tho Civil Eneineors' Club Of tho Northwest
moots Monday eyoning at tie Academy Of Sci
once Building, No. 900 Wabash avenue. L. r.
MorohnuBo will rend paper on "Tho Goat OF
Transportation on Railroads."
The hortioulturista of Chicago will meet at
the Exposition Building, on Michigan avenue,
Friday, Ut 2 p. M, for tho purpose OF re:orening
horticultural society for this city. All are in-
vitod.
, 1874-05-08
SUBURBAN NEWS,

The vcxed question Of the location Of tho CHI
caeo l. Western Pacific Air Line Railroad,
aoena nnv tn In In a faIr ,yay to ro sott1od, Il
ia a,a,ad m ro,iorlo out,,oyitv that t1ts ro,d
will not pass through tue now town OF Alton,
which Is between Norwood and JciTorBon, but
will pass a little to tho Gust Of the central nor
linn of por,s n;dpc, running i1,rourh Tia nov
nrn,;rds - ri Thomoa p. Hohb cro.a;nr t1o
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad a fow rods
east Of Tho Garfield depot through the weatorn
part Of Norwood; theuco continuing soptl.
PASSING in closo proximity to tho County Poor.
raonod VI, s,;a ,,na tx t-.in. ti h ~
tn ~ H. ;nttar . to ~" nh;n.,n ~" 15;
,xan.oo I 81 n pn,,i NairnaI ~ on srI,o, '4 ti'a
tra;s ,x1I e r,,,, ito t1e 1on % atroat danat
ooa par, s;g nt1, r;1iaoaa
~ nn,nat,, G41e ee9 '''A1 lno
rl,is Eoe' lit les soo n.sx t,,ro,o wh.a,;n
ona i,,n;1rsa ,ni1oa NJ road 1,avo baan "raJaI +,
ia.. ta't1s M ~ luau uaso ouon btaoSa y
hatwnen - tno statn ins md nh"neo tja ia
ti ~ o'aso . 'no "na enn
~ t.,o '"' ~ I'd " ""'o 'A"'ne 4uAnAo "oAS "'n
vi. t,a, ..r,ut .o., ,,...a uo,,4;,.,o,. A.. II.
huo ,,e ~ ,is ie I"nn naS naea an.'o mf
sa,en ooon 4us"'' "A4eu nH'o no'
sos D''1 'eso'@'" ,r,,,.,no.
,aa>.,,, tn,,. ~ wnMn2oS: aIs Eou,, a,,
1...S H., -, ..l .,,...t att.. nn.
H. nac9 py uoss no apna. ,tS 1tueIb s,S6n Wnann9u H
ane neaSe ~ s,t 1s gv n4 WI ne anohe GasG. 1ao m
pu;o.e - ton nuour ,r ~ nry ~
lnlnh n VI ,Ma6.ns Mat VI oA'ean1na'1on asa'i1s'
~ r', 1ns1asng cahsnus sae .,,o na,,,,, II o,,;
ann ulaaso aas5 a. ~ npuoisu ~ mealub ~
gioat;mS i ,r;n =, aos & ;ho Esa'os ~ sns1
Iorn mooa oas'9a W. nna atua ,aanI
3n.are' ,o,ia;t;s.t ~ - ans
auuiuhs, ~ so1e''s Ano a'a A1'o oo-opefa''oh VI
~ MI T,ti1snn 1a1 -. .,...oa nu,..
. ;tta = ,,1 ,u,i, ,;oso,,a,a,
% eato iii i PERSONS "1 solltne n { {iauor, aeainst %
so,,,d nr .sorS;r, o ou @ am .vov
,aa,, hnarsas n~ INV intond y n,,n ~ tin" Ky
nsso ~ noao aua; aoino,, =, H. vi,ano ~
,aaa tan,rorns,oo n,nctn~ y;i 10 ha1d Mon;3ov
cvaninr at Tia pant"t % rlnra},' S'0 ''NoAS''
Tha 7omm;t,ca t,nva I'm eat;ayoc ct,o, NJ trow.
inr tilat fortuna la Tina far nmiicl nno,, ita
oforts. Ti,ey nrosecnteI ono Matt Riokort
3nr sc5i;ng tntnvfcnt,nr l.a1nro wti1nut iicenun
rla triai wnn ln1d i,afor, Jnst;cn gnt]uwicr Thn
iury fonnd Mr. isicIers n,,iity Of fho ofronee
charred against him. and bro1lcl,t Il, Judgment
If Sim. TIC defout,ant apnenled. 4 largo
n1,mhnr ~ 1ndiea 1vnre nresnft md tnuch ;nt e..
, 1874-05-08

or of The movement, Inns auoceoiled in work~
ig mp tho now board to proper mp
probation Of tho nneicnl needs Of the
thhast haS durng tho coming summon awoot Hse eonnds
will DO llonrd III Lincoln pnrk Sunday. Sub
auriptfona are taking up for tho purposo, tho
law forbl1ding tho Commlssionors to appropri-
nto any money for mtlaic, and Mr. IIoBiug OK
poets to lavo the frat concert about tho middle
or Jnue, majority of tho nov Board boing ln
favor Of tho movement.
, 1874-05-08


DR1puEronr, May 7.-AnHtvEp-Chicago Belle
U4ca. 12,o00 bu corn; Cuua OTTAWA, {, 100 bu coru
Oracle Griswo!d, Mnooka, 6ooo bu corn Prop Mo.
hawk Belle, Kunkakoo Feedcr. 800 bu corn; Metse1l-
ger, Kankakeo Feeder, h.i00 bit corn.
CIEAnEp-Ind,istry, Mnrris, NJ IN lumber, COT posts
2o37 liz mdss; Lily Morris, $40 It lumber, l29 m
lath,
Bamozponr, May 7-7:30 p. m.-AnR1vxn-0mnha
2onoca, $500 bin rorn.
CLrAnED--Josie, 1iarana, $500 It lumber, II n
1Rth
, 1874-05-08

Williams street, from Aberdeen to Centre ays-
nuo.
BrnEEr OPENINGS, ETo.
Oty's portioirof public bonelts for now stroet
openings, $50, 900.
Extnnslou OF milwaukee, avenue, 100000.
Cttys portion Of oxpense for new lamp-posts,
$4,000.
vico pipes, 5000.
CisyH portion Of oxponnc for now private
drains, s1,O90.
Citya portion Of oxpenBe for now aldowalks,
$4,000.
Amount required to refund oxoess to proporty-
warrants whero tho work was dono under tho
old syston, aud where appeals have boon taken,
$32, ,599.08.
, 1874-05-08

Dornbardlo grow wiso III the mattor Of india
orimina!e l0vo-,naking.
, 1874-05-08

- AHRo FTutRH"
Vera quiet ut 3o for oats, 4c for corn, and lo for
oats to Buffalo b. SAIL Tho cngagements we're: sehrs
Iced csss and r.neI: II m ao Thea at ss sXo scf
tauk wheat to Kingston at 8Mc. Total, capacity,
&C. 900 bu wheat and 27 eco bu outs Tbs prop Araba
reported loading 1000 bu Of wheat for Now York.
VIA Buffalo, In ths afternoon.
BUFFALO. May b.-Dull, w,th ah!ppera and carriers
nl 70c@s1 90 Is uskod. Charters 8chr Butcher boy,
coal. Cleveland to Chicago Gas Works ut Cog; sclr
Mineral State, wasor-lime to Detroit at 30 bi schr
n. O. Woa, sumo u Fremont 1t 60; schr e. L. NsmB,
coal, Cleveland 10 Chicago contract; schr Monitor
coal Cleveland 10 Green Bay at TOO = ton, and brick at
load.
CLEVELAND Msy g.-Thero is no chaugc, and nat-
tora still dull, 600 FREQ to milwaukee, md down
town docks Chicago, and Coo free 10 Chicago GRR
Works, being tho ruling rates.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Indian Affairs.

CHICAGO, December 5.-Lieuten-
ant General Sheridan is this morning
in receipt of the following dispatch.
CAMP on THE WAsHITA, TEXAS,
December L. Miles encampment
is at the head of the Timbers, on the
Washita. lie has nine companies
Of infantry here, and another will
soon be up from Camp Supply.
Major Compton, with four companies
cavalry, is on the Sweetwater, four
teen miles distant. The four compa-
MES of the Eighth Cavalry are at
Adobe walls. The troops have suf-
fered somewhat for want of clothing.
If forage gives out Miles will move,
on or about the 10th, across the head
waters of the creeks emptying into
the north fork Of Red River, to the
head waters of the main Red River,
meeting there the Eighth Cavalry,
who are directed to move City miles
up the Canadian, thence south, to
meet bis command. 1t is generally
believed that the Indians who are
still ont have taken refuge in the ra-
vines near the head waters of Red
River. IfMiles had forage be would
to-day. The horses and mules
are thin in flesh, but otherwise ia
condition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Two Railroad Trains Plunge Into The
Water.

BALTIMORE, November 30.-Tbe
accommodation train on the North
ern Central railroad which left this
city at 1886 this afternoon, and Cock
eysville accommodation for Balti-
more, met on the iron bridge over
Lake Roland, seven miles from this
city, and while passing the bridge
an iron structure gave way. The
engines of both trains crossed safely,
but the tenders and baggage ears of
each plunged into the water, followed
by the smoking cars, the ends of
which were partly submerged. One
passenger, Mr.. Young, of Woodbur-
ry, Baltimore county, was killed.
Engineer Purdy, of he Cockeysville
train, and conductor Harris, on the
yard train, are reported injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

PARKER's LANDING, Pa, Deem
Der 3.-The Hebrew, Graffowitch, in
whose building the Ere at Harms City
yesterday originated, fed from town
while the Gre was in progress and
was nowhere to be found. 1t was
this fact, coupled with rumors of
previous suspicious conduct on bis
part, which led to his being suspect
ed Of being the incendiary. To-day
Graffowitch returned to Harms City
and appeared on the streets. He
was at once sliced by an indignant
mob of several hundred citizens, who
fastened a rope around his neck aud,
by it, led him through the town.
Ii was their deliberate purpose to
hang him after they had made a suf-
6cient exhibition of him to warn all
persons of the determination of the
people to be rid of in%cendiaries.
While the procession was moving
through the streets, however, the
officers of the law came to the cloth
rescue. They demanded his
body at the hands of his too-hasty
executioners, that be might have the
benefit of a trial by a legal jury. The
citizens, after due reflection, conclu-
ded to heed the demand of the law,
and somewhat reluctantly surren-
dered their prisoner, who was subse-
ouently bound over for trial and du-
" committed. The feeling against
the accused may be proved to be
unfounded in fact, but it is
unquestionably very bitter and gen.
eral at present.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
safe-BurgIary Near steuaenviiIe.

STEUBENvILLE, O.. December s.
AZ an early hour this morning the
Office of the Mingo Iron Works Com
pany, at Mingo Junction, three miles
west of here, was entered by burg
lars, who cut a hole in the safe with
q chisel and sledge and put in a
heavy charge of powder or nitro
glyceriae, which exploded with ter
rife force. The large safe door,
weighing about six hundred pounds,
was hurled through the front door of
the Office, aligbting about forty feet
distant. The windows were all
blown out and the heavy walls of
the building 50 badly damaged as to
render them useless. After the ex-
plosion the burglars returned and
carried off about one hundred and
fifty dollars in money, four watches
worth two hundred dollars, and some
sixteen thousand dollars in notes.
The latter have since been found on
the river hank. This being pay day
at the works, the burglars probably
expected TO find a large amount of
money in the safe. The total loss is
about two thousand FIVE hundred
dollars. There is no clue to the burg
lars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Karns city Burned. .

HARMS CRY. Pa, Dec. I.-Aboul
1890 7. NJ. to-day an alarm oftire was
sounded and flames were seen issuing
from the clothing store of a Jew,
named Graffowitch. The fire de
partment was soon en the ground,
but owing to the scarcity OF water
the flames soon gained Roadway and,
before assistance could be obtained
from other places, the greater part Of
the town was in ruins.
Some of the principal buildings
burned are Adrian's billiard room,
loss 81, 3G0; Central Hotel, $4,000;
Harms City drug store. $4,000; Post
Office and boot and shoe store, 50. SOC;
Exchange Hotel, 50, 500; Star iron
works, $500; Todd's restaurant. 81
600; Scott & Ciymer, clothing, s.. 500;
Meat Market, $3.50; Harms City bank,
50, 600; Browns hardware store. So
600; j. T.. Criswe ell. clothing, SO, 600;
Vanfoo's saloon, $500; A. n. Han
ner, groceries, 81, 500, A. A. West,
drugs, 81 600; jewelry store, $500;
Empire Hotel, $4,000; Salisbury, gro
c%eries, $1,000; Shay's machine shop,
S., 600; together with a great many
smaller establishments. OF the
amount insured on the burnt district
we have been unable to learn.
1t is the smaller merchants. those
who lived in the same buildings
which contained their goods, that are
greatest sufferers, for they are home
less-many of them penniless. A
hundred families are now in the open
air, keeping watch over the few
household goods which they have
been able to save from the devourins
element. What will become of them
during the coming winter, God only
knows.
The f:e is thought to be the work
of an incendiary, and many circum-
stances point toward a certain mer-
chant as the person who perpetrated
the diabolical deed, by which so
many of the poor people OF this town
are homeless tonight.
There as much suffering antici-
psted the coming winter in the oil
and this disastrous fire will
make it much more intense in this
section.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Revolving wife-Murder i'm Indiana.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, November 80
AT Cl~overdale, in Putnam county,
Indiana, yesterday, q man named
Thomas Martin became offended al
something said by his wife and gave
her three minutes to retract. At the
end of that time be stood in the door
of the house and shot her with q
pistol, the ball taking effect in her
head, and killing her instantly. A
man named Stanton was in the house
and interfered to save the woman,
when Martin shot him in the Shout
der. He is expected to die. The
wife of Martin had her babe in her
arm. when she was shot and fell
back dead clasping it. 1t is not be-
liev-d that Martin made any charge
of infdelity against his wife. He
had been trying to get rid of her,
and had offered her FIVE hundred
dollars If she would consent to be
divorced from him, as he wanted to
marry another woman. After the
shooting, Martin pretended to be
crazy, aud went about telling that be
killed a man named Harris, whom
he had not touched at all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

The rumors that have been preva-
lent since the election, that Hon.
VIM. 2. Scheil would contest for the
sea- in the Senate TO which Col. E.
d. Yutzy was elected, have at last
taken shape, notice Of contest having
been served on the Colonel q few
days since. We do not propose to
interfere with the province Of the
court, before which the matter will
shortly be heard, but from street ru-
mors regarding the alleged ground Of
contest, the case is excrutiatiDgly
thin.
The principal hope Of the contest
ant Is based upon an informslity 10
the mode Of supplying the place Of
an absent officer of the election board
in Milford township, but of course a
drag-aet has been spread over the
entire comfy, with the hope of rak..
ing in a EeT doubtful or illegal votes.
To us it looks Like a very reckless at
tempt on the part Of the contestant
TO procure a temporary seat in the
Senate for the purpose Of casting e
ballot for a faEoSite Democratic can.
didate for Z. s. Senator. We for
bear all comment upon the merit Of
the ease until II has been developed
before the Court.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Three Negro Ineendiaries Hanged By
aM0b.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December "A
special to the Courier journal saws
that three negroes We're taken from
Jail at MorganGeld, KY, Tuesday
night by a band Of masked men aud
hanged to a tree near the town.
Uniontown, in the same county, was
visited by a destructive conflagraiion
some three weeks since and these
three negros had been arrested,
charged with having caused the fee.
They subsequently confessed the
crime, giving as an excuse that the
proprietor Of the distillery in which
the fire was started bad turned the
mother Of one of the negroes out
OF the house in which she was liv-
ing. The Regulators were mount
ed, and it is thought they came from
Uniontown.