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Apples.
,st collection in variety and Quail
Pun1s, Mats dc.
VEGETABLES, ROOTS, &c.

1wardiny Committee-Thomas Drake,
Edward Droege, Albert Yost.
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SHEEP,

itrdrding Comnlittee-Aaron Buckley
&C w. Cooper, Paul Randolph.
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As WILL be seen by its report in
another column, the Legislative in
vestigating committee has reported
in the Guss scandal, strongly impli-
eating that Reverend Wolf. So far
as it is concerned, the duty of the
committee is ended, but will the pub
lie rest satisfied with its lame and i'm
potent conclusions ? This man is
guilty of most heinous crimes, or he
is not. If guilty is be TO go unwhlp-
ped ;of justice? If not guilty must
be carry this load of moral obloquy
to the grave? 1t is clearly the duty
of the State authorities having con-
troll of this school and its helpless in
mates to institute criminal proceed
ings against him in the courts. The
mere suspicion that he could act as it
is alleged he has done, and escape
the penalties of the law, will be a
crying reproach to the State, while if
be is not guilty, it is doing him a ter
rible injustice to stigmatise him as
the report of the committee has done.
Justice to all concerned demands a
legal investigation of the matter, and
a decision by the courts.
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Two Men Lynchcd In Indiana for the
Crime OF Another.

Fort WAYNE, IND, March "a
In the month of June 1872, Mary
Belle Secore, aged thirteen was bru-
tally outraged and afterwards mur-
dered in Mercer county, a few miles
southeast of this city. Two men,
named Mcleod and Kimmel, who
were suspected Of the crime, were
lynched by the infuriated citizens, and
since then the affair has grown out
of memory. A few days since then
Thomas b. Douglas there died of
consumption, whittier he had emigra-
ted from this county hoping to be
cured. One-half hour before his
death he sent for Catholic priest.
and made this startling confession +:
"In this my dying hour, and in full
hope of pardon by confessing the
deed that has weighed upon my
mind like death pail, ! am the gull
ty wretch who outraged and murder
ed Miss Secore, near Celina Heav-
en- alone knows what hellish purpose
prompted me, but at the time my
brain was on fire from drink. | was
veritably madman, past the power
Of control. The hanging of Mcleod
and kimmel was murder. | was
one of the mob that executed them.
| hope God will pardon me, and that
the families of Mcleod and Kimmel
will be relieved the stigma of dishon
or have but few moments to live,
and with my last breath | avow the
truth of all my statements, herewith
signed.
THOMAS BARDwELL DOUGLASS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01

THE State election in Rhode Island
takes place to-day (the lst), and that
in Connecticut on Monday next, (the
6th.) Last year the Republican ma
ioritv in Rhode Island was $50,
and the Democratic majority in Con-
necticut was 5,Sl4. Connecticut was
carried last year by a coalition of
Democrats and Liberals except the
Senate, where the Republicans have
one of a majority. Pretty much the
same condition exists this year
There are three tickets in the field,
Republican, Democratic and Temper
ance, the latter of course with about
sufficient strength to throw the State
into the hands of the Democrats, as
was done in New Hampshire. The
elections in both these States are i'm
portan., only in the selection Of their
Legislatures, as on them devolves the
duty of electing L. S. Senators in
place of Mr.. Sprague of Rhode Is
land. and Mr.. buckingham in Con-
necticut Both gentlemen are candi-
dates for reelection, and tits said
both will be strongly opposed within
The lines of the party.
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4 Great Curiosity.

Last week Mr.. Henry Kline. OF
Juniata township, brought to this of
flee one of the most remarkable Curl
osities we ever saw. This consisted
ola hens egg, having q we'll devel-
oped snake inside the shell. The
egg was one that was fresh and full
size. When broken Mr.. Kline notice
ed something mixed in the white
which he thought he would take out.
He therefore lifted it up, when he
noticed it move, and closer examina-
ton showed tongue dart out in the
most approved snake fashion, while
the eyes could be plainly seen So
singular freak of nature was worth
particular notice, and so he placed
the egg and snake in q glass and
brought it to this Office, where it
was examined by a great number OF
persons, all of whom expressed their
astonishment. The snake was about
two inches long and about us thick
as a turkey quill, and was almost
colorous. The question which natu-
rally ARISES are, how did it come
there, and what would have been
the resul. had the egg been hatched?
Bloom field, PA. y Times.
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Temperance Campaign.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., March 26.-The
women turned out hundred strong,
to-day, divided into foui bands, and
visited and prayed in about twenty
saloons. They report one convert,
Patrick Clark, who poured his liquors
into the steeet and signed the pledge.
MARION, IND, March 26.-To-day
closes the women's whiskey way at
this place. Mr.. John Kelley, the
last saloon keeper, surrendered. and
the ladies emptied all his liquors into
the street that was paid for, and al
lowed him to ship six barrels to Gin
cinnati and four to Indianapolis.
GALLAPoLIs, O., March 27.-At
the sample room yesterday the visit
ing committee were forced to vacate
by some one throwing pepper on the
stove, and to-day six ladies have oc-
cupied chairs on the pavement.
This afternoon a drenching rain pre-
vailed, but they held their position till
six 7. NJ.
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The Crescent city.

A special dispatch to the Cincin-
natl Gazette gives some additional
particulars concerning the disaster
to the Crescent City. At dark on
Wednesday evening the river pirates
commenced plundering the vessel
of everything they could carry away.
The killed number eleven, as follows:
Capt James Dawson, Carondolet,
Mo-, blew high in the air, and fell in
the debris, body not recovered;
Henry Gessler, mate, Louisville, body
supposed to have fallen in the debris.
John Ostrander, pilot, and wife-the
the latter was making an excursion
trip with her husband-both asleep
in the state rooms, blew to atoms.
The trunk of the body of Ostrander
was found in the debris torn from his
legs. The only vestige of the wife
found was a portion of the left arm
which was blown ashore and picked
up last night. They leave family
of six children at Louisville. VIM.
Munday, pilot, st. Louis, had his
body torn to shreds. Dan. Wordell
watchman, Louisville, body supposed
to be buried in the debris. VIM Dunn,
cook, st. Louis, died on the Allen.
His body will be sent home Clar-
ence Adsett, cabin boy, Cairo body
in the debris. John Davis, the color
ed fireman, Pittsburgh, Ben. Johnson,
fireman, Elizabethtown, Pa, and
Hezekiah Adkins, fireman, Cincinnati,
were the last three on the watch at
the time of the explosion.
Capt. Hall and son were in the pi-
lot house at the time of the explosion
were blown fifty feet in the air, and
fell under the debris, to which the
stove set fire, and being unable to
extricate himself, drew knife to cut
off one of his legs, which was held
fast by the timber, when the boat
gave a surge as she sank, which freed
him, and he pulled his son and Van
Houten from the burned embers.
The boilers burst forward and out
ward. The pieces were thrown sew
eral hundred yards. A large piece
was thrown againt Halls trading
boat, causing that to sink soon after
the boat did. The entire forward
part Of the cabin and upper works
were blown away as if an entire bat
terry mad exploded simultaneously,
and those conversed with say it was
a miracle that any were left to tell
the tale All the survivors, as well
as the wounded names above, ex-
cept Van Houten and Briggs, started
on the steamer City of Vicksburg for
st. Louis, after being well cared for
here Those who left the scene of fdisas-
ter last night say the boat has huge
hole in her hull, caused by a piece
of boiler going through it, but think
the boat can be saved. The barges
are perhaps a total loss Capt.
Hall thinks several bodies will be
found in the wreck when the water
falls.
The Crescent City was built in
Cincinnati in the spring of 1871.
She was one of the best, most COM
plete and most powerful towboats
built Her dimensions were: 100
feet long. 36 feet beam, and 6i feet
depth of mold. She was built and
owned by the Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company, ofSt. Louis
She cost about $4,000, and was
valued at about $5O,o00.
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A FatalTragedy About II Waman

MEMPHIS, March 26.-The Appeaps
Jackson special says: Col. Robt j.
Miller, a prominent lawyer of Vicks-
burg, was shot and fatally wounded
here by w. II. Spears, also lawyer
who drove up to Miller's Office in a
carriage and sent the driver up for
him. just then Miller came down
street, and Spears called to him.
When Miller approached the carriage
Spears fired, hitting him in the fore
head. Miller fell and Spears fired
four other shots into his body.
Spears was taken to Jail amid great
excitement and threats of yiol, nee
Miller was alive at noon to-day, but
there was no hope of his recovery.
They had been considered fri, nds.
The affair is shrouded in mys cry.
A woman is probably at the bo. tom
of the tragedy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01

Mr.. Christy called up the act relative
to opening roads.
Mr.. Williams, of Clarion, To divide
the eighth Normal School district.
Mr.. Orvis opposed and Mr.. Allen
supported the bill which passed.
Mr.. Young reported an agreement
on the Constitutional Advertising
bill
Mr.. Mccormick introduced an act
making the fees of Notaries in Pitts
burgh the same as in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Campbell of Butler, made a
lengthy speech on the Miners bill
The Judicial Apportionment bill
has been signed.
SENATE.
HARRISBURG March 26.-Mr Ru-
tan has finally passed the bill appro-
priating $ll9,5 500 for the Pennsylva-
MIA Reform School at Morganza.
Messrs Anderson and Graham had
passed finally the bills appropriating
S., 900 to complete the building of the
Sheltering Arms of Allegheny coun-
ty, and 1000 for the support of the
Home of Deaf Mutes, of Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Ermentrout introduced joint
resolution requesting Congress to
prevent the banks paying interest on
deposits
HOUSE.
Mr.. Young moved that the agree
meut of the Conference Committee
on the Advertising bill be adopted.
Mr.. Webb opposed the motion and
moved to recommit. Agreed to
Al to 33.
Mr.. flyer called up the Anthracite
Coal Tax bill, substituting an entire
ly new bill. Laid over under the
rules.
The act to provide an approprla-
ton for the insane asylum at War
ren passed second reading.
The act fixing the compensation OF
members of Assembly and the num-
Der, duties and compensation of ofli-
GERS and employees passed second
reading after considerable debate.
Senate bill NJ. SO, to provide the
manner of increasing the capitol
stock and Indebtedness of corpora
tons, passed to second reading.
The Conference Committee again
reported on the Constitutional Adj
vertising bill, without change, which
was again recommitted.
HARRISBURG, March 27.-ln the
Senate the following bills passed
finally: Appropriation for the Insane
Asylum at Danvllle; also for the
Western Pennsylvania Hospital.
In the House, the Advertising bill
passed iinally-yeas y, nays 10,
The Centennial bill passed second
reading.
Adjourned till April I.
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course Congress would pursue A"S
had yery much to do with the s'Flh-
corcv of the money market for the
mast six months, because capitalists
,.orc afraid to invest, and as Is al
ways the way whenever money Is
sight. the small souled, timid souls
of the country, began to hide away
all they could place their fingers on,
thus adding to the tightness of the
market that aifrighted them. Con-
gress having at last taken decided
action. the Golfers of the timid hoard
ers will now be unlocked, and we
NAV expect to soon have an ablia-
dant money market, and a resump-
ton of the speculative fever that
again in a few years will bring about
another panic, and another crash
among the spectators. There has
been no sound reason for the last six
months for the depression of all in
dustrial interest, except the scare
that was upon the people, There
was and is now just as much money
in the country as before the crisis,
and it was simply the lack of conf
dence, and the waiting on Congress
to do something, no matter what, thai
would indicate a policy for the future
that has kept the business Of the
country palsied. Now, that Congress
has determined, the Golfers OF the
capitalists will be opened, this in
turn will bring forth the useless
hoardings of the farmers, the day fo
fifteen per cent interest has gone by
and with the opening of spring w
will have a return to the normal con
dition of business affairs, and W.
hope speedily to see smiling faces
and prosperity and thrift all aroun'
us
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Fire.

ASHLAND, o., March 24.-Henry
Stoffer, a farmer living ten
miles south of here, was awakened
by noise in his house at three O'Clock
this morning He got up and found
two burglars in the house. He clinch-
ed one, and while engaged with him
the other burglar shot him twice
which caused him to let go. The burg
lars fled, having secured two thousand
dollars in money which Stoffer had
drawn out OF bank the day before to
pay on his farm. No trace of the
burglars has yet been found. DIR.
Hendig removed the bullets and
StOffer is doing well
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Obscqnie~ OF ] udge:Dent.

ST. Louis, March 26.-The remains
of Judge Lewis Dent, brother of Mrs.
Grant, arrived here this afternoon,
in charge of Col. Grant DR. Sharpe
and Col. Casey, and were taken to
the residence of Col. John G.. Dent
where the funeral services were
performed by Rev. Edward Coan,
assistant rector of Trinity Church.
a large number of old citizens were
in attendance, and the pall-bearers
were selected from among the boy
hood companions of the deceased.
After brief services the remains were
conveyed to Bellefontain Cemetery
followed by large concourse OF
friends.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01

THE Michigan Legislature haspaSs-
ed a bill submitting the question of fe-
male suffrage to a popular vote. The
majority in favor of this course, both
in the Senate and house, was heavy
The result will be a thorough can
yass of the merits of the subject. II
is quite probable that the vote will bt
in the affirmative.
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TO THE CITIZENS OFPENNSyIyAxl

TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Your attention Is specially invited t. the fact
that the National Banks are now prepared 10 re
ceiye subscriptions to the Capital Stock Of the
Centennial Board of Finance. The funds realized
from this source are to be employed in the erection
OF the buildings for TIE International Exhibition
and the expenses connected with the same IL Is
contdently believed that the Keystone State will
be represented by the name of every citizen alive
to patriotic conmcm0ration OF the one huudredth
birthday of the nation. The shares of stock are
offered for $40 each, and subscribers will receive
handsomely steel engraved Certificate of Stock,
suitable for framing and preservation national
memorial.
Interest at the rate of six per cent per annum
will be paid on all payments of Centennial Stock
from date OF payment to January /. 1876.
Subscribers who are not near a National Bank
can remit check or postottee order to the under
signed.
FRED. FRALEY. Treasurer
9Of Walnut St. .Philadelphia.
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The Missouri Outlaws.

ST. LOUIS, March 24.-Governor
Woodson sent a message to the Leg
islature yesterday, calling attention
to the fact, that band of outlaws
exist in this State, who rob and mur-
der with impunity; that he has no ad-
equate power or means to bring the
desperadoes to justice, aud asking
that proper investigation be had Mt
once
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Railroad War.

SUsoUEHANNA Depot, March Is
The Sheriff and forty deputies arriv.
ed here at midnight, but have made
no effort to recover the engines selz-
ed by the strikers, and travel is sus-
pended The paymaster's ear has
arrived
A later dispatch says: An excited
meeting has just been held by the
strikers here They are firm and unit
ed and will not allow the trains to
pass, nor any business to be done
until the railway company accedes
to all their demands. District Attor
ney Carmalt made an address to the
strikers assuring them of his
sympathy, and that they were not
breaking the laws. The company
h as the alternative to either acdede
to the demands OF the men or send
for the military. Intense excitement
prevails throughout the village, and
the Sheriff is powerless, his posse
sympathizing with the strikers.
SUsQUEHANNAH DEPOT, March 30.
Five hundred troops with sec
ton of light artillery have arrived
here; and more are enroute. The
following propositions were submit
ted to the strikers. First, all trains
to run without further interference
from the men as soon as they can be
made up second, the paymaster to
pay off all the men for February and
March beginning tomorrow; third,
all the men when paid off to be con-
sidered out Of the company's employ;
fourth, the company will employ all
such men as they think for their in
terest; fifth, the men pledge II en-
selves not to interfere with cars,
tracks, shops or other property In
any respect sixth, if no interference
or intimidation is hereafter attempt
ed with the employees or property of
the company, and all points of the
machinery are at once replaced, the
company will seek to make no arrests
for anything done during the strike.
The strikers refused to consider the
propositions of the company until to-
morrow morning They have decl-
ded, however, to allow passenger
travel to be resumed at once, but re-
fuse to allow freight to be moved. 1t
is expected that troops will at once
take possession of all property by
force
HARRISBURG, March 29-The fol-
lowing is the concluding portion OF
Governor HartranIt's reply to tele-
gram received from the strikers: My
duty is not to make laws or to criti-
else them but to enforce them, and
that duty must discharge without
fear or favor. Gen. Osborne the
officer in command. have implicit
confidence in his inpartiality, firm
ness and discretion. | have ordered
him to confer with the Sheriff afyour
bounty who is its proper peace officer.
If the laws are not aset at defiance
the Sheriff will so inform General
Osborne; if they are set at defiance
Gen. Osborne has been ordered to
enforce obedience to them. If unsor-
tunate consequences follow the re-
sponsibility must rest with those who
endeavOr TO redress their wrongs by
violence in contempt of the laws of
their country and of officers whose
sworn duty it is to take care that
they be faithfully executed.
j +. HARTRANFT.
PHILADELPHIA, March 29-The
First Regiment, $50 strong left this
evening for Susquehanna Depot
The Second Regiment has been or
dered to hold themselves in readi-
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Explosiou of the Towboaf Crescent
City.

MEMPHIS, March pa special
to the appeal from Helena, Arkansas
to-day says the towboat Crescent
City, from New Orleans for st. Louis
with tow OF five freight barges one
fuel barge, and a trading boat laden
with thirteen tons of sugar blew up
at $50 this morning, at the foot of
Montezuma Island, ten miles below
here. Every part of the boat was
blown into atoms, and she sunk in
three minutes. The barges were all
consumed by fire.
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A Father.in law put out OF the way

LEAvENwoRTH, March 26.-At
Jacksonville, Neosho county on
Monday, an old man named Ames
was killed by hsf son-in-law, named
Pierce, the result of the quarrel
growing out of the family matters
Pierce was arrested and confined
in the calaboose until | O'Clock
yesterday morning when he was
taken out by mob and hang.
pd
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01

One of the most remarkable con.
tributions to the temperance discus
sion vet elected is the sermon of DR.
Howard Crosby, lately preached al
the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, New York. DR.. Crosby dis.
sents entirely from the common view
of the drunkard as a person to he
pitied, and would treat him instead
as criminal to be punished. He
regards the keeping of tippling shops
as equally criminal and finally charg-
es the total abstinence party with Sc
rious responsibility for the drunken
ness of the land through a reaction
provoked by their preaching a false
gospel. On this point he said:
And here I make the charge
against my total abstinence friends,
with all regard for their honesty of
purpose and with a true sympathy
with their motives, that they are
making very many 20 stumble by
preaching a false gospel The
churches swarm with total abstinence
societies, total abstinence PRAYER
meetings, total abstinence celebra-
tions, total abstinence bands of hope.
and total abstinence literature, until
It is one Of the most natural things
IN the world to suppose that total alb
stinence is the one great burden of
the Gospel. Now what is the natural
effect of all this upon the world at
large 1t simply disgusts them into
a determination of opposition which
increases the drunkenness of the land.
i believe that the misguided effects
Of good men in the total abstinence
cause have increased greatly the
evils they sought to abate. As a
majority they have been always de-
feated in Legislation in our State,
when ifthey would join men of mod
ern views, who would put down
drunkards and drunkard factories,
they would win a glorious victory
for true and heartfelt temperance"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01

OK Tuesday of last week (24th) at
n special election, the Republicans OF
Wayne county elected Thomas &
Bovd. as q member of the House o
Representatives, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Dim
mick. the Democrat who attempted
10 black-mail the banks.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01

AT our election in November next
tbere will be five State officers to oe
chosen. viz: rwo Judges oil the
Supreme Court-one by each party
an Ambition General, Secretary ot In
,ernal affairs, and Lieutenant Gov
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01

The currency question is at last
virtually settled, and we are TO have
$500, ,000,0 900 of legal tenders as q
circulating medium. This is really
expanding the circulation only in the
sum of sls,OOO,OOO, but the settle.
ment of the vexed question is the
matter of great moment to the coun.
try. We were averse to any increase
OF legal tenders, and trusted that
Congress wouldprovide some efficient
means for the gradual retirement of
portion Of the national paper cur
rency, and the resumption of specie
payments, but it having been appa-
rently determined to postpone the
day Of payment, We must accommo-
date ourselves to things as we find
them. The uncertainty as to what