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A Texas Editor Shot

JEFFERSON. Texas. May 20.-To-
nigf about $50 shooting aflray oc-
Cured on Austin Street. in which T..
IL. McEachern, editor Of the Dcn1-
crdt, who was accidentally shot and
dangerously wounded by man nam
ed Richardson who has no be, Mound
up to this time. Mr.. McEachcrn
was for several years manager Of the
Western Union Telegraph Office in
this city, and has edited the Demo
crat for the past two years. He is
well knowa, and commands the es-
TEEN and confidence Of The whole
community.
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Gov. Moses, Of South Carolina,
has been indicted for stealing thepub-
lie funds. and a true bill has been
found against him by the grand Jury.
He called out a body of colored
State troops and resisted an arrest by
the Sheriff, but has since given bail
for his appearance to stand his trial.
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4 FAINT idea of the terrible iinan-
cial condition of South Carolina may
be gathered from the fact that in
Charleston County alone, twenty
nine hundred pieces of real estate
were levied on and offered for sale
on Friday last for taxes, and were
forfeited TO the State for want Of bid
lnra
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Ii proves to be utterly false that
the Court in General Howard's case
acquitted him by a bare majority.
On the contrary, the verdict was q
unanimous one for acquittal Gen
erals Sherman, Mcdowell and other
officers of high rank and reputation
composed the court.
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THE Pittsburgh Dispatch is re-
sponsible for the following; "Consid-
erations of policy, not Of right, rule
at Harrisburg. For instance, the
Philadelphia delegation found it as
much as they could do 10 secure the
passage Of the Centennial bill. Aid
was secured from the Dauphin and
Perry county members upon condi-
ton Of signing a written agreement
promising Philadelphia influence to
the securing Of an appropriation for
the extension of the capitol buildings.
This contract specified no amount for
the latter purpose; but the sum was
in due time fixed at $4,000. Had it
been $4,000, Philadelphia would
have been "in honor bound to rush
it through, all the same. Contracts
Of such sort may be convenient, but
they are not pre-cminently satisfac,
tory to the-people."
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TIE committee on location oi the
next annual exhibition of the State
Agricultural Society, met at Harris
burg last week, and fixed upon kas-
ton as the place, and September 29th'
3Otb and October lst and I'd as the
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Born Houses of Congress have
agreed to adjourn on the 22d Of
June. 1t may, therefore, be pretty
safely counted on that no further ac-
ton regarding the finances will be
taken this session.
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presents. The presentswcrc arranged
and classified by Geo. A. Barnford, of
the firm of Bailey Il Co., Philadelphia,
who came hitber for that purpose,
and will be sent to New York by eX-
press and placed on board the vessel
in which Mr.. and Mrs. Sart oris have
taken passage for England to depart
on Saturday next.
The company partook OF
The Wedding Breakfast,
elegantly prepared The bill Of fare
was printed on white satin, and it is
stated that the breakfast was from
the President and Mrs. Grant in
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs Sartors.
All the bridesmaids were presented
with handsome boquets. Little box
es lined with white silk, containing
wedding cake, were brought away
by the guests.
Departure for New York.
At lao this afternoon the bride
and groom left Washington in a spe-
cial train for New York. Their pull
man palace car was b andsomely deco
rated with flowers and evergreens
and the American and British flags
They were accompanied by Genera
Porter, Messrs, Childs and Drexe
and their families. On Friday the
President and Mrs. Grant will go tc
New York to take leave OF theil
daughter on her embarkation fol
England. The Metropolitan cburcf
bells were rung this afternoon in hon
or of the marriage, and several appro
pirate pieces played.
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The New
w HELLER & WILSON
Sewing Machine.

The undersigned MA respectfully be- ..lre
to inform the citizens oi Somerset ga,v r.- b.
is agent for the view } heelcr : Wilson Sewl--
Machine"
Ovug s0J.003 Wheeler IS Wilson machines ar.
now aJ wurf in 1ll parts OF the civilized ..l.I -
any other M-uGlt. rurr. The agrlla. .Hr r.. L#U
Machine j. such has +lr Wheeler d. N l.- ~."
ing Machine Company have been compelled g.
greatly ugrcasn their facilities iur mILu.t. usil-.
aud nj th.i- immense factories. covering Lr--.l
acres of -rYunl. AMI employing twH Thousand
hands. thcy arC Ugw making GO machines per- .E
Ir one machine every minute. Agents wtl',.. G.
travel this eaGlty. For particulars apply l.- -.-
subscriber JOHN COLE. Agent.
maNJ SIuys.oWu Slmursc. Co.. i..
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TIE be Copy rcGIifed

On receipt Of fifteen cents, will mail to any ai-
dress. a neat card with either of the above; sicw
ing in the one ease how .'the light Will give light
any subject; AMI in the other case how the
door will open a door % any subject. even the door
Of Heaven. OR l will send the two cards for TWEEN
ty-hvc cents.
Address. q. T. WALKER. Friedens' Pa.
THAT the alphabet is science in ITSELF. Is GER
tainly something new, even in this day Of iayen-
ti0n and discovery. Though &C. Mr.. Walker sus-
tains the assertion by actual demonstration, we
will all have to acknowledge tb1 truth. inl ii We
do find it in the meaning Of the letters of the nj
phahct /
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Previous to its adjournment, our
State Legislature passed a bill max
inr Decoration day legal holiday.
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TIE SCENE OF DISASTER.

SPRINGFIELD, May l9-SeveraI
thousand more people visiting the
ruins in Mill River Valley to-day
Some twenty of the missing dead
bodies have been dug out Of the
ruins of buildings and deposits Of
sand, and twenty-five or thirty more
are still 10 he recovered.
The Committee Of the Legislature
has examined the reservoir, and
found that it was very poorly built.
The specifications were not fulfilled,
and the dam seems to have been built
to slide off as it did. Some 400 vol
untccr laborers were at work to-day
digging over the ruins for dead bodies
and 900 are expected tomorrow.
All the destroyed villages except
Skinnersvillc, will probably be re-
built, and already enough relief-some
$50, ,O00-havc been contributed to
take care of the poor victims of the
disaster.
RELIEF MEASURES
BOsToN, Mayl9.-At a meeting of
citizens held in the City Hall to-day,
committees were appointed and other
arrangements made for sending
prompt relief to the sufferers by the
Mill River disaster. Three thousand
dollars were subscribed at the meet
ing. A committee of five was ap-
pointed to visit the scene Of the food.
In the Connecticut Legislature
this morning resolution was passed
under suspension Of the rules, ap-
propriating $4,000 in aid of the
sufferers by the Mill River disaster
in Massachusetts, to be expended
under the supervision Of Governor
Ingersoll A committee was raised
to ascertain what legislation is neces-
sary in regard to poorly constructed
reservoirs in that State.
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THE latest details Of the terrible
disaster in Hampshire county, Mas,
give the total numbcr OF lives lost at
I45. and the destruction Of property
at a valuation of 81 100000. Be
tween 500 and 400 families are made
homeless. Relief committees are al
ready at work in the rural communi-
ties. and an available fund for this
work amounts now to $50, O,000, with
subscriptions rapidly coming in. 1t
is expected that an inquiry into the
causes Of the disaster will be ordered
by the Massachusetts Legislature.
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Ne1G Advertisements.
Z EGAL NOTICE.

And now 90 wit: s,h .Igv. 1874. i1 accordance
wish the provisions Of the llth section oi au act
entitled an act designating the Judicial District
of this Commonwealth. apprsyct the day 81
April 1874. authorizing the courts OF the several
judicial JsI rie. To- TX boy order li Court The times
Ul holding the regular terms cl the tgyrt ia each
county 10 is ordered by the Court that the suar
terms ol the several C5u-iS cl Somerset county
shall until further order and notice. he holden
follows:
August Term. two wccL-.-3,h Monday Of Au-
gust; Isr Monday % September
November Tcrm.-2i Monday e.. NDg,LIatr; 81
Iouiay ui November.
January Tern.-Ith Monday ar January: lst
april Tcrin.-lst lIonday Of April: 2 MONDAY
Of April.
Each term shall consist or two weeks unless
special order be made % the contrary. Ncuiries
for Grand Jurors to issue for tho inst week only %
each Term. TIE Pr,,hnH1tJry j. ordered u make
publication of this order According 70 law.
T. NJ. SCHBOCk,
may2i ProAouotary.
C,TATEMENT uf settlement Of ti,c late Super
> yi-ors OF GrccuvfIc township ioT tie year
ending April l5. Is J.
Daniel Nutzy. Dr. 20 amt Of dupiiei.c.....s sl,5 80
Amount Of cash received ..-....... J Is
Peter Brown. Dr. 20 amt %, cup .irats..-. - -
<sI7 s3
Cr Daniel Yu;zy. 10y wera.-...-.SI42 -
Personal H@lla5Jr--....-...-...... Ia 70 -
ENJUurIi ion .-... ..-....... ........ . p
Cr Peter Brown. 10y wors......... 2'5 90
Personal i@5.r.-----.-.--.-..- u 10
........-..--..........-. e JJ-i43 90
Balance Cue the Supervisors SO o6
We DO certify tHa- the above statement Is cor
rect and true JOHN DIETTLE,
ATTEST NALFNIlN ESASS.
= NJ HorsaI. JOHN g. KENDALL
Township Clerk. AUDITOR
may2O
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Notice to Farmers & Others

Af-er eighteen years cNrari--.e. T.Hr-r. ....
fancy iu yteril. wy services -- o. -a.-.a b.. .-
NARY 81 RECON 2" -ue farming s.li.ll..E
: m.rsc- county 7 can furnish '.gI
names Of persons ha-H iu this ana rt-. .liu- ...
ties who will you-h .ur me. OJ- 0. -5T o. a.s...
eases / have Dos. iu- one. Pers uusI.r-.r
services viii please r.il eu rr address r. .- 3.
FoTL Na-lWurciJEi county Pa
myIa ADAM uI.IE
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Stammering and Stuttering.

oi tae L. = S-GIusTluZ institute. E.- lr-
City. will remain az the \. Clair Hotel -.-l.-
Penn and SiXths Streets. Pittsburgh. @ few u.. be
TO cure those afflicted with stammcril- .r -.u. --
ing Best references from this state. aul a. ra---
pf the United Statcs Consultation iras. E.-
one cent required until cured t1 vogr el.i-. salts,
faction. CaIl ur send fr circullr r.r-g
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PEDEsTRIANISM.

Pedestrianism is the rage here just
now. Weston, the great failure, who
has tried TO accomplish more feats
than any man living, came here 20
walk $50 miles within "a hours.
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TIE WEATHER

is feal fully hot and it is the more un-
comfortable because it came upon us
so suddenly, but we shall get used to
it.
PIETRO.
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Ne1c lidrcrfixcmeaL

A DMiNlsTEATOws NOTICE.
hatatr of HaUi,i T.. Bearhy. late ,,r Sr,,-..t..
tirsnu4niI. ...r
Letters ol administration 0a the ar...s. ....
having been granted iD the undersi.sgrt
hereby given tD those Indebted 10 lt t0 rit.i' d.
diate payment and those having fI4.r-
t. % present them duly authentie4.s., ~,
meat "t late rosdeuce of DECREASED. ,, Trr' .''f
thc - D day Of Hfay. 1875.
HA'ITt IL LIrET-
"'s-~ Admin. ..H...
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MAN GA TEEOyS4yz3.

Waya death was hourly ,zls -... .-- Con
sumption. 30 remedies having . .- 81.
Il. james was cEyerTuau-llE B.. ...l...... r
mad. q preparation oi Indian Hemp. v t..
cured Dis only child. and nov gives Oh. r' ...-
on receipt of twg stamps tI pay expense EiciuB
also curcs night >r.ats. U..u=e.. 90 ,la ....
AMI VIII hrslE 3D. fresh cold iI - hours. E -.-.
tEADNIG. S. CO.. 1862 Race ST. s..
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which fer 4 wonder, he accomplished.
The mania for physical development
has spread to the upper classes.
Young James Gordon Bennett, the
proprietor of the HerGid, always
fond Of muscGlarity, commenced pay
ing some attention to pedestrianism.
4 lawyrr n1mcd Whipple had an
idea ti,rr was something in his
legs n. 'cet, and match was
made The race was from Mr. Ben
nett's house on Fifth avenue to the
gate of Jerome Park, and the stake
50. 600 a side. IT, addition to this
over $4,000 was wagered by the
Union Club alone, besides q large
amount in Wall street. The journal
ist won the race, making his ten
miles in one hour and forty six min
utcs. His competitor, the limb of the
law. reached the gate six minutes
and five seconds later, badly blown
and very crestlallen at the loss of the
SOC, 900 which his friends in the I'm
ion Club had wagercd upon him.
Bennett is a staunch sailor, and with
all his other business, manages to de-
vote a great deal Of time to manly
sports And speaking of
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The Great Flood.
lETRtb.

The main facts of the great food
in the Mill River Valley has been
fully told, bat the disaster has yet
many incidents connected with it that
are of interest.
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all his other business, manages to de-
vote a great deal Of time to manly
sports. And speaking of
MUSCULARITY
John Morrissey has been and gone
and done it. There is q Democratic
politician in New York named Fox,
who, from common laborer, has in
a few years became very wealthy,
by which | mean he has been in the
Legislature a few years. Fox and
Morrissey fell out, and the other
night they met in a drinking saloon.
Fox stigmatized Morrissey as a prize
fighter, and Morrissey denounced
him as a thief. Both were correct. Fox
got excited, and Morrissey, losing
control of himself, became for the mo-
ment the gladiator Of old, and knock
ed Fox through several partitions.
Now. fight between ordinary men
is nothing, but between two such
men it meant something. They are
big chieftains, each with his followers
Of thousands-they are men whose
acts arc public property, possessing
public interest. True, one was a
prize-lighter and is n gambler, ana
the other was and is ring politician
but that matters not. The first rep
resented a Democl attic District in
New York in Congress, and the other
a district in the State Senate, and,
between them, they control more
political power than any two men
in the State. The party is already
divided on it, and what the result
will be no one can say. When Nor
rissev whips Fox, the democrat par
ty Of the nation is shaken to its cen
tre.
1t is curious commentary on the
civilization Of the 10 century thatsuch
a man as Morrissey should posses 5
any power whatever. He was for
years a pugilist by professional man
whose living was in the ring-one
Of the kind that had he lived in Rome
in the time OF the Emperors, would
have been compelled to the life of a
gladiator for the amusement of the
citizens. But this man-this bruiser
not repentent of his past misdeeds,
glorving in them-changing his
method of life only for the worse,
for he now runs gambling hells-
has been elected TO Congress, and to.
day holds in his hands the political
destinics Of the great city that con-
trolls the great State that really con.
trols the Nation. Is civilization a fail
ure?
Fox is really the worst man, for
Morrisscy has occasionally good
streak.
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will move to cheaper ground and
cheaper hnildings." And the land
lords came down, net because they
wanted to, but because they were
compelled to. And it is to he hoped
they will stay down.
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PROGRESS OF THE SEARCH.

Several bodies were found in the
Florence meadows ana taken to the
carpenter shop in Florence, among
them that of Mary Woodward, daugh-
ter of i. b. Woodward formerly of
northampton, but now of Savannah,
Georgia. Miss Woodward was visit
ing in Iced The body of a little
child, one year old, was also brought
to the carpenter shop this morning.
The bodies of two women were found
in the debris on Guigler's meadow at
Leeds, which were subsequently as
certainad to be those of Mrs. Roberts.
of Williamsburg, and Mrs. Edward
Harmon, the former being identified
by the rings on her fingers. The sup
ply of collins having been exhausted,
the bodies were laid in an express
wagon, side by side, and concealed
from view by an old coverlet, on
which the rain fell pitilessly. Mrs
Roberts right arm remained stiff and
stark, extending upward, and as the
team moved away to take the bodies
to Williamsburg, the coverlet fell
from the arm and revealed to the by
ISLANDERS one gbastly hand protruding
from the rear of the wagon, and
pointed like the very finger of death,
down the desolated valley. Within
the next hour, the body of her hus-
band, Engineer Roberts, was discov-
cred not far from the spot where she
was found.
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U7HE SOMERSET HOUSE.

Having leased this magailiecut, and wei kn."l
Hotel ur-,pcrt, from Mrs. r.. \. Flick. the uu!,r
si.rncl Les pleasure iu informing his friends ana
tLe uIIbIi, ...eraiIv that Le viii spare u.i .'r
pains nor cxreuse % make this hluss al ga.
.1nii h, desired Acc1mmoLdtilg CLERKS sfl
,hIirin, walters will attend 10 the wants '. Gus
toners ami The table will az ali times Pc 70 ''E
with he bes, the market affords. lir. q. H. lay
man may 40 aIl times BE found i'm theo.nce.
~ u. .LANAN.
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is an article very much discussed just
now. The last winter was so warm
and open that very little ice was
made, much less housed. Probably
the amount actually stored is much
less than half the regular supply, and
that half is of an inferior quality. In
the country where cool springs and
cooler wells furnish the water, ice is
a luxury but by no means necessity
But here where the water runs
through miles and miles of pipes, and
comes out Of the faucets warm to a
sickning degree, it is as much a ne
cessitv as -four, for without ice to
cool it, it is really unfit to drink. The
butchers have to have it, the brewers.
and every body has to have it. And
now comes a hot summer and less
than half a supply on hand The pee
pie up in Maine who cut ice for the
New York market, have doubled
their prices, and of course prices are
more than doubled here Consequent
ly, the poorer classes will be compell-
ed to rub along in some way without
it-how, | cannot see. But did you
ever notice the wonderful capabili-
ties of poverty? The poor people
who cannot get ice, will discover that
they can do with out it, and live.
They have been forced to the discov-
cry that they could do without
great many other things, which would
be essential if they had the where
withal to get them. But the doing
with out ice is only a small part of
the trouble. The butchers make ice,
the reason for advancing the price of
meat, the brewers FOR putting up the
price of beer, and so it will go through
all the trades and occupations. |
should not be surprised if the street
railroads would advance their fares
on the strength Of this shortage.
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NUMBER OF LIVES LOST.

The number of lives lost by the
Mill River disaster can now be fixed
with practical certainty at las, and
the value of the property destroyed
at Sl,000,000. Sixty persons are
known TO have been lost who were
residents of Williamsburg, four of
Skinnerville, thirty of Haydenville,
and fifty-one from Leeds. All other
known inhabitants of these villages
are accounted for,- leaving only per-
haps a casual traveller or stranger,
whose disappearance may be dIscoy-
cred days hence, and whose name
may swell this awful death roll Es-
Inmates differ as to the value of the
property destroyed, but it can scarce
iy go below the figure stated. OF
this total, 100000 is the share of
the mills and mill owners; $l50,000
of the towns, for that sum must be
expended to replace roads and bridges;
Sl50,000 OF the operatives, farmers
and other individuals. 1t should be
borne in mind that all losses are alb
solute. Insurance against fire does
not repair the damages of food, and
practically nothing will be saved from
the vast quantities Of valuable ma
chinery, costly stores and manufac-
tured products.
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REAL ESTATE.

There has been a marked decline
in real estate in New York within the
last vear-a positive decline. 4 very
few dwellings and stores were rented
this spring a: the old rates, but a
great majority of landlords we're com
PEELED to be content with reduction
of from 30 to 80 per cent. And con-
sequently the price, or rather value,
of real estate, has declined corre-
spondingly. This is not altogether
the effect of the panic. though of
course that had something to do with
il. But there are other causes more
potent than panics. The city is gov
erned by non-property holders, who
take great pleasure in sweating prop
erty. The roughs and bruisers, who
are either in the government person
ally or control those who are in. look
upon the taxpayers as their legiti-
mate game, and they make the most
Of them. The taxpayer is powcrless,
for the roughs can and do elect not
only the city government, but, in the
hands of the rings, have a controlling
power in the Legislature of the State.
Taxes are piled on in every form
needed improvements are blocked,
and unnecessary ones are forced
through-in short, everything is done
that ought not TO be done, and every
thing is left undone that ought to be
done, and for the doing. and the not
doing, the tax payer foots the bill.
Then again tendency has been to
overdo and the present condition of
things is the necessary reaction.
Owners OF real estate over built, and
while the flush times were on run
their rents up to an unconscionable
figure, which men submitted to while /
they were making money. But when
the pinch came and profits dropped
and things began to look blue the
tenants found that thousands of stores
were standing empty and they refus-
ed to pay exorbtant rents. In brief /
they said to their landlords, 1--WE I
don't care what you paid for your
ground or what your buildings cost
you-our trade will not permit us to
pay these rents-comc down or we
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FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFES.