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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-28
SPLENDID And UNPARALLELED
TR1UMPHs OF THE
WHEELER and WILSON
Sewing Machine Co.,
.-..s.. NEW YORK, $3.50. ADJ,
! OVER EIGHTY-oNE COMPETITORS,
ATTHR
WORLDS EXPOSITION, VIENNA. 1873. &c.

WORLDS EXPOSITION, VIENNA, 1873, sc.
i, THE KNIGHTS GROSS OF THE IR-
JOSEPH" conferred by his apostolic
Majesty the Emperor of Austria, upon the
Honorable Nathaniel Wheeler. President
Of the Wheeler 4 Wilson Sewing Machine
Company, as the founder and builder Of
Sewing Machine industry.
q THE GRAND DIPLOMA OF HONOR,
for this Sewing Machine Company only,
for their important contributions to the
material and social welfare of mankind.
8. THE GRAND MEDAL FOR PROGRESS,
awarded for their New No. 8 Sewing
Machine, being for progress made since the
Paris exposition OF 1857, at which the
49, was awarded this Company. Hence the
Vienna award marks Progress not from a
low level or inferior medal, but, from q
Gold Metal, the highest award made at
Paris. e
4. THE GRAND MEDAL FOR MERIT, for
the development of Needle Industry and
excellence and superiority OF manufactured
g. A GRAND MEDAL FOR MERIT, for ex.
cellence and superiority of Cabinet work,
the only award of the kind in this section.
g. MEDALS FOR SEVERAL oo-opERA.
TORS, of the Wheeler & Wilson Company
for superior ability.
2. THE OFFICIAL REPORT, published by the
General Direction of the Vienna Exposi.
ton, signalizes the supremacy of the
and quality of manufacture, and position
In the Sewing Machine business, as follows:
oFFroIAL REPORT, VIENNA EXPOSITION
SEWING MACHINES, &c.
. u j. u y
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

THERE appears to he but few dis
senting voices among the people OF
the State to Senator Rutan's PROPOSE
ton to enact law empowering the
Governor to appoint a commission OF
educated and worthy men to select
and adopt a uniform system of school
books for the public schools of the
State, which series shall remain IN.
changed for not less than FIVE years.
As the law now stands, the adoption
of a series is for three years, and
each district is empowered to select
for itself. The result is that scarcely
two adjacent districts use the same
series, the selections are made by d.
rectors unable to discriminate or I'M
willing to devote the necessary
amount of time to the subject to ena-
ble them to make wise selections, and
cheeky book-agents, or perhaps mer-
cenary directors, teachers, or super
intendents, with an eye to a tempting
commission to be earned, entail on
parents heavy expenses and an infe-
rior series Of books. Moreover, if a
uniform series be adopted, the fur
nishing of the immense number that
will be required TO supply all the
the schools in the State for period
of five years, will enable the publish
ers to furnish them at a much cheaper
rate than they can now be put upon
the market, when no safe calculation
can be made upon the number re-
quired nor the probability of con-
tinued demand for a fixed period of
time. We trust, therefore, that the
bill will speedily become a law.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

In reports of the doings at the
late English elections be true, the
smart politicians Of this country have
yet something to learn in the way oi
courting public favor and procuring
votes. 1t is alleged that Mr. Grant,
TO induce his election to Parliament
by the voters Of certain district,
purchased two hundred thousand
dollars worth of carpets at Kidder-
minister, which exceedingly pleas ed
the manufacturers of that article.
Then he disposed of this immense
amount Of foor covering at a sacri-
fee Of ten per cent, which very much
gratifed those who needed and pur-
chased the carpets. Thus Mr.. Grant
won many friends and secured his
election, although his enemies DO talk
Of suits for constructive bribery.
Hadn't our Legislature, when pass
ing the act made necessary by the
new Constitution, defining what ex-
penses q candidate may legally incur
TO procure his election, prohibit the
purchase and resale of carpets and
"sich ?n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
Horrible Tragedy.

SAN Francisco, April IA de
spatch from Austin, Nevada, tonight
gives the particulars of horrible
tragedy in Smoky Valley, in tina,
State. 1t appears jealous of his wife
in consequence of attenti paidons Il
her by q young man named Norton
and they had frequent quarrels about
him. Yesterday a man named Ostcr-
hans went to Rockstein's house and
receiving no response to the demands
for admission, broke open the door
On the floor lay the naked baby OF
Mrs. Reckstein, cut into pieces, and
her head split open. AT her feet
were the bodies Of their two little
girls with their heads nearly severed
from their bodies, and near by were
the dead bodies of Reckstein and
young Norton grappled as in the
death-struggle. Reckstein had grasp
ed in mis- right hand large bowie
knife covered with blood, and in
Norton's right hand was dragoon
pistol, two chambers Of which were
discharged There is no living wit
ness to the terrible affair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
LIE +
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
New YORK, April G, 1874.
TEMPER

The rum cyclone has struck New
ork at last In Brooklyn it came
with all the force of hurricane, and
1T is rivaling the Western movement
so far as power is concerned. The
drinking places in New York. by
which saloons and groceries, in which
liquor is the principal article dealt in,
is meant, number 1914; one to every
l33 of the population. This is exclu.
sive of druggists, club houses and pla.
ces of that class which dispense liq-
uors quite as freely as the professed
dealers.
These furnish facilities enough for
drinking in all conscience. Wall
street is full of drinking places, many
of them furnished without reference
to cost, for gambling in stocks and
gold is a business so exciting as
to require stimulents constantly to
enable the gambler to sustain the
drain upon him. The Astor House
bar does an immense business. From
early morn till p at night the long
bar is crowded with feverish-looking
individuals, who keep the cool and
dispensaries busy.
One thousand dollars a day for
liquors alone is not big dsy's work
at the Astor Delmonico's Broad
way place is another famous pl ace,
then the Brandreth House, st. Mich
olas, Grand Central, New York Ho-
tel, and so on up, all on the west
'lde. The east side has quite as
many. The regular thing for the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON ID. c., April 6. 1874
The most interesting topic at the
Capital is the investigation of the
Sanborn contracts before the House
Committee on Ways and Means.
1t appears that in April 1872 a law
was passed authorizing contracts
with not more than three persons,
to be made by the Secretary of the
Treasury to detect and cause to be
collected Internal revenue taxes
withheld Said contractors were TO
receive fifty per cent. of such moneys
actually recovered and paid into the
L. S. Treasury. Several parties So
licited contracts under the law, but
like numerous similar contracts given
out by the Treasury authorities dur
ing several years prior to the passage
of this law, the contracting parties
entirely failed to detect frauds and
some of their contracts lapsed, or
were, voluntary given up. More
than a month after the passage of the
law the now celebrated Sanborn
whose name has been lately so much
in the papers, came to know that
such a law existed, and trying for the
contract, succeeded both in securing
it, and also with it large sums of mon
ey withheld from the Government
by various individuals and corpora
tons. None of this money had been
less than two, and much of it was
ten years overdue. He employed
assistants in this country and Eu-
rope and is said to have spent in his
investigations at least $l2O 600
He succeeded within less than two
years in paying into the Treasury
nearly half a million of money which
though overdue was either unknown
to the revenue officers or was for
years ignored by them as collectable
claims, and would not otherwise have
been collected.
The magnitude Of Mr.. Sanborn's
collections caused as usual great jeal-
Cusy and envy, ON account of the
large sum which fifty per cent. ofthe
amount recovered yielded. Revenue
officials joined in a jealous war upon
Mr.. Sanborn, ..and his operations
have been denounced as fraudulent.
The \. Y. Tribune and other papers,
after the Secretary of the Treasury
made full report Of what appeared
officially on the books of the Depart
nent, employed writers totally igno-
rant of the revenue business to write
up a great scandal out of what was
very simple matter Of business, its
unexpected magnitude alone except
ed- The grossest misstatements
ana silliest differences were made
regarding this statement of what ap-
Deared on the Treasury books. Thus
III that any informer under any moiety s
aw is required to do is to give in {
ormation which shall be effective I
n causing the collection of money .
rom which his moiety ARISES. But ,
he tyros in question, seeing that t
nutch of the money was paid directly {
the Secretary of the Treasury, or {
trough the proper legal officers of S
he different localities, and the te- 4
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
Enforcing the sunday Law.

PHILADELPHIA, April2.-In quar-
ter Session to-day the first convic-
ton was had under the Sunday
liquor law. a saloon keeper was
convicted on the testimony of a
woman, who testified tina: in the hope
that she could prevent the defendant
from selling liquor to her husband
she went to defendants tavern on
Sunday March 18th said her moth
er was sick and bought half a pint
of whiskey, and then in pursuance OF
her original design, she prosecuted
him. The defendant admitted the
sale by him, but said it was for med
dicinal purposes. The. Judge said a
tavern keeper had no right tie sell
liquor on Sunday as an apothecary.
Sentence was deferred.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

Suicide in n Columbus Saloon

COLUMBUS, April A man about
thirty-fve years old, supposed to be
Charles Ferguson, of St Louis, com.
mitted suicide in saloon this morn
ing, taking morphine in glass of beer.
Deceased was dressed as a laboring
man and said he had walked from St.
Louis. On his person letter was
found, dated Chicago, January 23rd,
signed by Thomas Sharp, Chicago,
and addressed to Charles Ferguson,
Urbana, Ohio, congratulating him on
his giving up the use of liquor A trip
pass over a-Western road in the name
Of Winsiow johnson and a memoran.
dun book having on one of its pages
the names of Mrs. Jennie Wrighley
and Jane Green, Toledo, Ohio, was al
so found in his pocket.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

THE United States Senate, t
which the country has always looked
for prudence and conservatism, ap-
pears to have lost its head in fnan-
cial matters. Thus instead of curbing
the tendency to initiation in the House,
the Senate is running mad on the
currency question. On Thursday
last il voted for an additi onal Nation
al Bank currency Of forty-si1 millions,
which if the bill becomes a law, will
make the volume of that currency
four hundred millions of dollars, while
the amount of legal tender currency,
fred by vote a few days previously,
was made four hundred millions, thus
making the grand total of our nation
al currency eight hundred millions of
dollars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

THE importance ofa few votes was
never more forcibly proven than at
the late election in Rhode Island.
The official vote shows that in the
city Of Providence six members of the
Legislature were elected by majorities
ofthree and upwards, while six men,
bers and one Senator entirely fail OF
an election, thus requiring new cleo
tions to he held at a large expense TO
the taxpayers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

regular drinker who is in bushes:
down town, Is To walk 10 his home
up above Goth street, and he is very
apt TO stop at every one OF these
places and drink.
Just at this time series of meet
ings are being held in all the church
es and most OF the halls, the object
being to create sentiment against
the traffic and use of liquor, and to SC
unite the pc 'ple opposed to it so that
q raid will have some effect. The
clergy are all in it, and many of the
leading business men have come out
and announced their willingness to
give the movement all the aid in their
power.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

On Wednesday night of last week
at Middleton, Wis, while exercises
were being held in the school house
a lamp exploded, which set fire to the
building. About three hundred per.
sons were present and became panic
stricken. In the rush for the doors
abont forty persons were injured,
four seriously. The fire burned
about half an hour, when it was ex-
tinguished by two plucky women,
who smothered it with overcoats and
carpets.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

The rumor comes from Washing
ton that the Democracy are casting
about them for available candidates
at the next Presidential election, and
that a favorite idea at present is to
run Senator Gordon, of Georgia, for
Vice President, with a leading north,
ern man-General Hancock or Thur
man. Of Ohio-for President.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
The Thirty.eighth Star.

The House committee on Terrific
ries held regular meeting this morn
ing and considered the bill of Mr.
Elkins, Delegate from New Mexico
for the admission OF the Territory o
New Mexico as a State in the Tn
ion. Although the committee have
not yet decided on their action, it is
understood that they will report il
favor of the bill for the admission o
New Mexico.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

THE Philadelphia and Reading,
and other railroad companies, and the
city Of Philadelphia, are resisting the
payment of State taxes settled against
them under existing laws, amounting
10 a sum variously estimated at from
a half million to a million and half
ID dollars-the companies claiming
that they are exonerated from the
payment of these taxes by a provision
in the new constitution. In case
these appeals are sustained by the
courts-and some Of the points are
strong and well taken-and a million
dollars is voted by the Legislature
for the Centennial, the State Treas
urer will fad himself short to such an
amount as can only be made up by
taxation on real estate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

JupaE PAXTON, of Philadelphia,
who was beaten by Judge Gordon in
the last Republican State Convention
for Supreme Judge, it is said, will
aoain be a candidate for nomination
At the next State Convention, and
will be backed by a unanimous dele
gation from that city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

The New York Tribune evidently
aspires to a leading position in the
next national election, we judge SC
at least from the savage and indis
eriminate Vituperation it hurls at the
present administration, its employees
and policy. A horde of thieves nov
control our national affairs, if Mr.
Greeley's Young man is believed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
Warming TO Railroad Conductors.

PHILADELPHIA, April 4.-Fenni-
more and Foy, conductors on the
New Jersey division of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, who pleaded guilty
to cmbezzlement, were each sentenc-
ed to-day to pay fine of five hun
dred dollars and costs Of court. The
Judge said he listened to the appeal
Of counsel for the corporation, and
did not add Imprisonment to the fine
in the sentence.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

THERE was, last week, very seri.
GUS trouble at "Susquehanna depot, +"
an important station on the Erie
Hallway, where it cuts through the
northern border of this State, and
where the shops of that Company
are located. 1t appears that nine
hundred machinists employed by that
Company had not been paid since
the LIST of January, aud on Thursday
last they struck. All trains, freight
and passenger, were stopped by the
strikers. cars switched off and spiked
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

THE q. S. Treasurer's official state
ment for March shows that during
that month, the National debt was
reduced in the sum of two million one
hundred aud eighty nine thousand
three hundred and thirty-eight dol
lars (s2,Iss,sSs). This is a very
gratifying financial exhibit for these
anil times
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

IT gratifes US to see it stated that
Governor Hartranft will appoint Hon.
w. w. ketcham additional law Judge
for the county of Luzerne. This will
be not only proper but a popular
appointment, as Judge Ketcham is
an able lawyer and has hosts o.
friends who look forward to a still
higher position for him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

Emanule Zell, aged sixty-fve was
found dead in a stable in Vogansville
Manchester county, on the I'd inst,
under circumstances which gave rise
to suspicious of foul play.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
EXECUTOR's NOTICE.

Estate Of John Burkholder, late of Summit tn :,
deceased.
Letters testamentary on the above estate having.
been granted to the undersigned by the proper au-
thority, notice is hereby given to these indebted
to 1t to make immediate payment, and those hav-
ing claims against 1t viii present them to the un-
dersigned ut the residence of the executor IN sun
nit township. on Saturday. MAY .. 1S54
BERNARD AllLLIR,
mar25 Executor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
COPARTNERSHsP NOTICE.

~ .
We have this day associated with US in the
mercantile business at Mineral Point, Penn \ -,
Samuel Haines. The style ofthe firm to be 5ii-
Ter Bros. * Haines.
Thankful to our customers for the liberal patron
age given us in the past, we respectfully ask -
JAS. ID. MILLER,
Mar. 20 1874. l.. II. MILLER.
All persons knowing themselves indebted -
the firm of Miller Bro. will please call and set
tie their accounts at once.
MILLER * Bro.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
UDITOR'S NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned,
duly appointed 10y the Orphans Court OF Somerset
County to make distribution of the funds i'm the
hands Of j. o. kimmel Esq, admr's OF Susan
Parker decd, to and among those legally entitled
thereto will attend to the duties OF his appoint
ment on Friday the 10th day of April at his
oiiice In Somerset when and where ali parties in
tercsted may attend.
II. L. BAER,
marls Auditor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

Estate Of Hans Heinrick Merle, deceased.
The undersigned. duly appointed auditor by the
Orphans Court Of Somerset county, tn ascertain
the debts and make a distribution of the fund in
the hands of Aaron Blough, administrator and
trustee of the estate OF Hans Heinrich Merle de
ceased, to and among those legally entitled there
to- hereby gives notice that he will sit at the Office
of VIM. II. Koontz, ESD, in the borough Of Som
erset, on Wednesday, April 18th, ls74 at 10 O'clock
n m for the purpose Of attending 10 the duties of
his appointment, when and where al persons in
terested can attend.
JOHN Il. EDIE,
mar2o Auditor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE

Estate of jeremiah ShafIer, late of Jenner tp.
deceased.
Letters testamentary on the above estate havin:.
been granted to the undersigned by the proper a,,
thority notice is hereby given to those indebted to
1t to make immediate payment, and those having
claims against it to present them duly authenicat-
ed for settlement on Saturday, the 18th day Of
May, 1874, at the late residence Of said deceased
HARRIET SHAFFER.
triy
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
I EGAL NOTICE.

h )
40 Norman K. Sullivan, Elias \. Sullivan. Va
thaEicl ". Sullivan. George Il. Sullivan. rvsidin.
IN Pittsburgh, Pa; Minerva F.. intermu rried
with Chester De Pucy, Nancy l.. Sullivan. re
siding in Montgomery county. Iowa.
1Ou are hereby notified that in pursuance of A
writ Of partition. issued out OF the Orphans Court
of Somerset county Pa, / viii hold an inuucst on
the real estate OF Philip Sullivan, deceased ON
the following described tracts Of land viz.
No. /. The home place of said deceased situst te
In Upper Turkeyfoot 4 wnship, in said county hi
joining lands OF John o. kimmeI ana 6ln!rl
SwerHcr containing acres and three quarters
and hvc pcrches.
MOI The undivided One-halr of a certain fr,e.
Of land situate In the same township. a,l,oipiDs-
lands OF Samuel King, Samuel Metzler and oi hers.
containing 40 acres.
N@ 3 a tract of land situate in the same tos,,-
snip and partly in Lower Turkeyfoot towushin
IN saii county. adjoining lands Of Michael Hnch-
stetler, Jonathan Emert and others containing
5lB acres. more or less.
No l. certain tract Of land situate in nIiltilc-
creek township, in said county, adjoining Lands OF
Ross Il. King. Levi Snyder, and others. contain
Ing 10 acres and 20 perches
NO .. n certain tract of land situate in Middle
creek township aforesaid, adioing lands Of Aaron
Hechicr, tract No. ami Others containing 46
acres, mere or less, on ThGrslay the 9th day Of
April lsIl beginning at the homestead farm
when and where you can attend Il YOU think proper
OILY Err kNEPPER,
mari sheriff.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
LXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate OF Catharne Parker. late of lmerset Dor
deceased.
Letters tcstamcntary on the above estate hay-
ing been granted to the undersigned by the srop-
er authority, notice is hereby given to those in
debted to 1t to makeimmedate payment and those
having claims against 1t will present them TO the
undersigned at his residence on the 18th day of
April, 1874. Gil PARKER
marn Executor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

4 -
The undersigned auditor, appointed by the Or
phans Court OF Somerset county, Pa, TO make and
report n distribution OF the fund In the hands of
the administrator of Jacob Hcrsberger deceased
to and among those legally entitled thereto. will
attend at his Office on Friday, the 3ri day of
April, 1873. at 10 o'clock m, when and where all
persons interested may attend If they think proper
II. L. BAER,
marls Auditor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
1 UDITORS' NOTICE.

Having been appointed auditor by the Orphans
Court Of Somerset county, TO distribute the funds
In the hands of David G. Scott administrator and
trustee Of the estate of James NJ Scott, deceased
to and among those legally entitled thereto notice
Is hereby given that will attend to the duties Of
said appointment at my Office In Somerset borough
on Tuesday, the l+sh day OF April next.
J. q. DGLE.
mar25 AuIitcr
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
WALL PAPER WALL PAPER I!
A SSIGNEE'S NOTICE

WIN. Smith, of Elklick tp,, Somerset Co. Pa.
having made voluntary assignment of ali his cs,
tate, real and personal to the undersigned intrust
for the beneh, Of his creditors. notice Is hereby
given TO all persons indebted to said VIM Smith
10 make immediate Payment, and those having
claims will present them duly authenticated
LEVI LICHLITER,
mara Assignee.