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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Killed aud Mutilated by Panther

The Vicksburg Times, May Is,
sa VS.: Information was brought to
this city last evening of a horrible
death that occurred near Delta yes.
terday morning. A colored man,
whose name we are unable to learn,
started to drive team loaded with
provisions from his home near Delta
to the interior of the parish. He had
been gone about fifteen minutes when
the team came dasbing back to the
house without the driver. Suspect
ing something wrong, the inmates of
the house started to find what had
become of the missing man. They
walked nearly a mile, when they
came upon scene that almost
took their senses away, The body
Of man was lying in the road, and
huge panther standing over it,
eating one of the shoulders. The
people ran back to their houses for
their fire arms, and returned to
the animal. When they got back
the panther was still engaged eating
his victim. They fired but did not
succeed in killing it, and it ran away
in the woods. They then went to
the body and found that the panther
had eaten part Of the head, one shoul
der and one foot off. The body was
taken to its home and inferred.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
A Chapter or Crime.

MEMPHIS, May 30.-The body OF
Winnlake, formerly Deputy Sheriff,
was found on Poplar Street boule-
ward, near Big Spring, some two
miles east of the city at daylight this
morning. His head was beaten into
a sbapeless mass, and the body was
stripped almost naked. He sold some
property yesterday and left the city
at 8 o'clock last night with one hun
dred and fifty dollars. There are
suspicious that he was murdered by
two negroes who were seen with him.
Detectives are at work trying to work
up the case.
On last Saturday, at Fienchman
Bayou, Miss, man named Cook and
two brothers named Clair went to
the house of planter named Camp
bell, aged sixty, and in the presence
of his family shot and killed him,
using a shot gun and q rife. They
were arrested and taken to Osceola
and committed to Jail. The murder
created great excitement in the neigh
hnrbnod
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
The Hon. David II. Meliish.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Hon. Da.
vid B. Mellesh Representative from
New York, who was removed to the
Government Asylum for the Insane
for treatment about two weeks ago,
died at the above named institution
about 2 O'Clock this afternoon. He
has required constant watching since
his confinement, being at times very
violent, Speaker Blaine and Congress
man Phelps, of New York, visited
him few days since, but he was un-
able to recognize them. The body
has been embalmed and awaits the
arrival of his brother from New York,
who has been informed by telegraph
of his death.
The deceased represented in the
House the Twentieth and Twenty.
second wards of the city of New
York, embracing all that part of the
city lying between West Twenty
sixth and West Eighty sixth streets
west OF Sixth avenue.
Since his election to Congress he
has worked ardently and faithfully
to serve as best he could his constit-
uents, and has delivered number
Of able and exhaustive speeches upon
the currency, upon which subject, it
is thought, his mind became so de.
ranged as to necessitate his removal
to the Insane Asylum.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Cyclone mt st. Louis,

ST LOUIS, May 28.-A severe
storm, resembling a cyclone, accom-
panied by hail, passed over this city
between two and three O'Clock this
afternoon, doing much damage to
buildings, fences, awnings, &c. Sew
eral houses were unroofed, and sigus
were tossed about promiscuously.
The greatest injury was done in
the harbor, however. The steam
ers Bismarck, Bon Accord and Belle
Memphis had their chimneys blown
away. The John Kyle had the af,
ter part of her hurricane deck and
forward guards stove. The ferry
boat Hinkle, had her cabin and
chimneys carried away, and the
Southern Belle was swept clean,
from the hull up. A number Of other
steamers and several barges were
more or less injured. The loss to
shipping is over SIS, 900.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Cannibalism I'm Colorado.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The agent
at Los Pinos Indian agency, Color
ado, reports to the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs the circumstances by
which FIVE men lost their lives lately
while on the Ute Indian reservation.
One of party Of six, on arriving at
the agency, was questioned as TO
what had become of his companions.
He said that they had probably died
from hunger and cold, since they left
him to his fate when his feet were
frozen. After closer investigation,
there being suspicious circumstances,
the man, whose name is Packer, con-
fessed under oath that one after an
other Of these FIVE persons had been
killed and eaten, and that he himself
had killed the last remaining man
only few miles from the agency
He excepted only the first two vic
Tins, of whom he spoke as having
died from starvation, He said that
they ate the dead bodies before be-
ginning to kill one another. Packer
has been turned over to the civil
magistrate, who will investigate the
affair by regular inquest, and he
will be proceeded against ia accor.
dance with the law.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

IT is well known that previous to
its adoption, this journal was not in
love with the new constitution, and
that we took frequent occasion to
expose its crudities and point out its
ambiguous and contradictory sections.
A large majority in the Common
wealth took a different view of the
instrument, and it became the su.
preme law, with all its imperfections.
The result we anticipated swiftly fol-
lowed. A brief trial and calm anal
ysis satisfied the best legal minds Of
the State that it must be revised, and
accordingly bill was passed by the
late Legislature providing for the ap-
pointment of a commission to revise
it and prepare amendments. Accord
ingly the Governor has appointed for
that purpose Chief Justice Agnew,
Judge II. W. Williams, of Tioga,
Senator W. A. Wallace, oe Clearfeld,
A. T. McClintock, of Luzerne, At
torney General Dimmick, Senator
Playford, of Fayette, and ex-Attor-
ney General b. Ii. Brewster of Phil
adelphia. The composition of this
commission is universally approved
by the press of both parties. All Of
its members except one voted for the
new Constitution, and none Of them
were members of the Convention
except Attorney General Dimmick,
who held q seat in it few weeks
previous to accepting his present po-
sition.
1t is not very complimentary to the
hundred and three lawyers who franz
ed this instrument that their work
has so soon to be revised, but the alb
solute necessity for it was admitted
throughout the State. We trust that
this commission will, by correcting
the blunders of the callow document
forced upon the people with such hot
haste that time was not permitted for
discussion or consideration, give US a
fundamental law felt to be an i'm
provement upon the old one which
we had outgrown.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Planning Mill burned.

CLEVELAND, O., May 30.-About
half past eleven O'Clock a. m. last
fire was discovered in the planning
mill of Walker, Tucker & Co, in the
vicinity of immense lumber yards,
and the fire had made considerable
progress before it was discovered
The entire fire department was called
out to the scene, and after several
hours hard work succeeded in get
ting the flames under control. For
tunately the night was calm. Had
there been any wind blowing it
would have been impossible to have
prevented dangerous conaagration.
The losses are as follows: Walker,
Tucker & Co., $4,000; no insurance.
C. Sutherland & Co., $1,000; no in
surance. There were several smaller
losses, aggregating about $4,000. No
insurance. The fire is believed to
have originated in the boiler room of
the planning mill
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Miners Strike and Riot in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, O., May ga tele
gram received at the executive de
partment to-day from a large Goa
operator at Massillon states tha, the
coal miners employed near MassilIon
have been on strike
Last night when it was proposed
to put new men at work the IN ner-
fired the trestle work and builui y
and threatened the lives of the pro-
prietors, outside men and guards and
shot two men. Anticipating an ex-
tensive riot, government was asked
to send help as soon as possible.
a telegram was forwarded TO Gov
ernor Allen, at his home in Chilloco-
the, but it is understood that nc
troops will be sent until the Sheriff
of Stark county officially asks fol
help.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

4 BILL recently introduced into
the Senate by Senator Cameron, look
ing to the Improvement of the naviga-
ton of the Susquehanne, will CON-
mend itself TO general support. 1t
provides for a survey of the Susque-
hanna river from Chesapeake bay to
the New York state line, and thence
through Seneca lake, across the Erie
canal, to Lake Ontario. The object
is to ascertain the practicability OF
steamboat navigation by this route
from Lake Ontario to the Chesapeake,
by means Of dams, locks and canals.
If such a survey demonstrates the
practicability of improving the navi
cation of the Susquehanna, so as TO
make it available, it will be of great
advantage to this state.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Death OFFS. Edgar Thomson.

PHILADELBuIA, May 2s.-J. Ed.
gar Thomson, President of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, died
at halfpast eleven last night, after
protracted illness, at his residence,
corner of Eighteenth and Spruce
streets.
The death of Mr.. Thomson created
sensation throughout the city.
From the nature Of his illness such a
result was feared. The doors of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Offices are
draped with mourning. A meeting o.
Directors is called for Tomorrow
morning, to take action. The expec-
tation is that Thos. A. Scott will be
selected to fill the vanancy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Robbery OF an Express Car.

DETROIT, May 3O.-Last night, as
the Atlantic express, which leaves
Chicago at 5:l5, was passing between
New Buffalo and Niles, two unknown
men pried open the front door of the
express car, knocked down S. b
Heath, who was sorting his money
packages for the different stations, and
one ofthem grabbed some packages
containing s24O, jumped from the car
and escaped, leaving the other robber
struggling with Heath for the maste,
ry in the darkness, the candle having
been extinguished Heath finally
drew his pistol and snot the scoundrel
in the head, and then himself fell in'
sensible from his injuries. As the
train approached Niles he recovered
sufficiently to call for help, but was
unable to rise. The robber lived on
ly few seconds after he was taken
from the car.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

AN immense crop Of Wheat is eX-
rccted in California this year. Two
million acres are sown, and the usual
average there is 20 bushels to the
acre; but this year greater average
is expected as more than the usual
amount of rain has fallen-the great
need to secure large wheat crop in
that State. Already the California
people, in true American style, have
discounted the crop" and are talk,
ing of how to move and ship it, and
what to do with their profits. The
export will be about thirty million
bushels. During the year ending
December 81, 1878, the entire wheat
export of the United States was fifty.
six million bushels, so that California
alone in 1874 will export more than
half as much as the whole country
did the year before, and it will cost
nineteen million dollars for the simple
freight to get this wheat to its custo-
mers, and vet all these vast figures
relate to the products and industries
of State whose pioneer settlers are
but celebrating the twenty-ffth ami
versary of their arrival.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

IT is universally admitted, We be-
lieve, that history is constantly re-
peating itself Here for instance is
Massachusetts, early history being
repeated in Mexico. Among the lat
est items of news from that not dis
tant country is the following:
CITY OF MEXICO, May Is, via Ha-
vanna.-Senor Castillo. Alcade of
jacob, in the State of Sinaloa, has
officially reported TO the Project of
his district that on April 4th be ar
rested, tried and burned alive Jose
Maria Bonilla and his wife, Diega,
or sorcerv, it having been proved that
they had bewitched one Sylvestre
Zacarias. The day before the execu-
tion, citizen Porras, as final test,
made Zacarias take three swallows
of blessed water, whereupon the lat
ter vomited fragments of blanket and
lunches Of hair. The Alcade states
that the people were eXasperated
against the sorcerers, and demanded
that they be burned. The sentence
was executed with his approval, and
be advised that be has his eve on
other sorcerers against whom CON-
plants have been made by citizens.
The official Diario Of this city con-
firms the report Of the outrage, and
SAYS several families in town have
since compelled the officer TO burn
another old woman and her son for
the same cause. The General Gov
ernment has asked the authorities Of
Sinaloa to send a detailed report of
these proceedings, and take measures
TO protect the lives Of persons threat
ened with similar violence"
The Puritans did not burn a witch
with more complacency and appreci
alton Of doing q meritorious act than
dees this Mexican Alcade, Judging
from his report to his superior. To
ae sure this little transaction does not
say much for the enlightenment o.
,he nineteenth century, but then wha
may not this repetition of history
lead to 10 the course of another hun
dred years. The thought gives US q
lively hope for the future of Mexico
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

THE Athens Georgian gives this ad
vice TO its Southern friends: 1--WE
would respectfully suggest to all for,
mer slave owners to preserve q cor
rect list of their slaves, and have
their names recorded in the clerks
Office of their respective counties
This will require but little trouble
and expense, and the day may come
when a nations returning sense oi
Justice might make this wise pre-
sent precautiOn. Stranger things
than the payment by the general gov
ernment for our emancipated slaves
have happened, and improbable as il
may now seem, yet it may be. Lei
the record be made; it will serve q:
contribution to history, if not as
step toward securing our just anC
correct deserts"
Nothing but the hope of a return
of the Democratic party to nationa
power could inspire the expectation
that the day may come when the gov
ernment will pay for the slves eman
cipated during the rebellion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

THE celebrated seven thousand dol
lar package, given to Senator York
of Kansas, to secure his vote fol
Pomeroy in the Senatorial election
which Mr.. York produced in the
Joint Convention, to the discontinue
Of Old Subsidy, is again the subject
of public interest Mr.. Francis, the
new State Treasurer, has receipted
FOR it among other valuables in the
State Treasury, but does not know
what to do with it. York, who only
took it in order to entrap Pomeroy,
viii have nothing to do with it. Pom
eroy's explanation of the affair was
that the money was given in trust tc
York for one Page, who was to start
a national bank on it; but Page has
relinquished all claim to it. So the
cash remains in the treasury without
an owner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Decoration Day.

CAIRO, Ill, May 30.-A very large
gathering of people attended the deco
ration ceremonies at Mound City to-
day, all the neighboring towns being
well represented. Governor Bever-
idge and Hon. d. W. Mum made
addresses.
TOLEDO, O., May Collaboration
Day was appropriately observed, all
the military and civic organizations,
fire department, and citizens general
ly joining in the procession and as
sisting Forsythe Post, G. A. r., in
decorating the soldiers graves in
the various cemeteries adjoining the
city.
New ORLEANS, May 30.-Decora-
ton Day was observed principally
by the various colored societies, who
repaired to the National Cemetery
this morning. After placing flowers
on the graves, they listened to ad-
dresses by Ed. Shaw, colored, Wharf
master, and Gen. Smith, Surveyor of
the Port.
CHICAGO, May 30.-DecOration
Day was observed here in the usual
manner, large numbers ofpeople WIS.,
iting the various cemeteries where
soldiers are buried, strewing the
graves with flowers and eyergreens
and listening to patriotic speeches.
All the banks, the Board of Trade,
government and city Offices and many
business houses were closed The
day was intensely hot. Dispatches
from various points in the Northwest
give accounts of the general observ-
ance of the day.
NASHVILLE, May 30.-The graves
of the federal dead in the National
Cemetry were decorated to-day.
There was an attendance of $500.
1t is reported that just after prayer q
difficulty occurred among some colored
people, in which one woman and cev-
eral men were knocked down with
rocks; one man is reported seriously
hurt. The difficulty is seriously re-
gretted by the better class of colored
people.
ST. LOUIS, May, 3O.-The ceremo-
ny of decorating the soldiers graves
was observed this afternoon at the
National Cemetery at Jefferson Bar
racks, fourteen miles south of this
city. Orations were made by Col.
j. Z Bland and Emil Pretorius (tbe
latter in German) on the Union side,
and Ex-Governor Thomas c. Rey-
nolds on the Confederate side; also
music by the United States Post
band, and poem by Prof. 0. II.
Tetbers, after which all the graves,
both Federal and Confederate, in the
cemetery, numbering about 10000,
were profusely strewn with flowers.
The day was very warm. A great
number of all classes were present.
Graves Of soldiers in the city cemete-
ries were also decorated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

THE death of J. Edgar Thompson,
the able and energetic President OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will prove a great loss to that cor
poration. His great executive abil'
ity, high personal character, and rare
engineering talent placed him at the
head of the able and successful rail
road officials of this country, while
his reputation abroad was OF vas
importance to the interests OF th'
road of whose business he so long
had CHARGE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Fatal Shooting ARRAY.

MEMPHIS, May 2S.-A terrible
shooting ARRAY occurred to-day al
Orders Landing, just below Cat Is.
land, while the steamer Phil Allen
was lying there, between Henry Bur
gett and another planter named Gri
der, who had married a widow OF
Butgett's brother After exchanging
some eight or ten shots with guns
Burgett, after having been shot five
times already, was shot through the
body in the region of the heart, ant
died afterwards. He was the fourth
brother who has been killed in com
bats with neigbbors: His body wa:
brought here for interment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

THE Arkansas Legislature has, by
an almost unanimous vote, passed a
resolution calling on United States
Senators Clayton and Dorsey to re-
sign, and requesting the United States
Senate. in case of their refusal to va
cate their seats within ten days, to
investigate the charges set forth in
the resolution. The charges are, that
they procured their election by bri-
berry, reasonably conspired with
Brooks and others to overthrow the
State government and attempted to
corrupt the Judiciary Of the State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03

IF the cities of the plain could moi
be saved for lack of ten righteous
men, it is hard to predict what fate
may have in store for New York
where it appears not one honest man
can be found. Last year Mayor
Havemeyer was elected by the citi
zens in opposition to the political par
ties, specially to reform the abuses o.
the Tweed ring, and now, if the
journals of that city are believed, he
is sharing the spoils with the corrupt
ring his election was intended to
crush.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
CTR NEW YORK LETTER.
New YORK, June ., 1874.

New York has fewer old men in
proportion to its population than
any city in the civilized world. The
poor die early, of course, for the poor
in this ciy have not the comforts nee
essary to tho prolongation of life
and the rich or those aspiring to be
rich, by, which | mean the busi.
ness men live altogether too rapid
a life to last long. The man who
commences at twenty-three with ten
thousand dollars or its equivalent in
cheek, and on that capital does bus
mess Of half million per annum, is
not going to live to see fifty, unless
indeed, he has extraordinary luck or
an extraordinary constitution. His
life is one of the hardest kind of work,
and of the most consuming excite
ment. Plethoric to day-on the
verge of bankruptcy tomorrow with
nothing in the morning with which
to pay a hundred thousand dollars
in the afternoon. 1t is a life that
wears faster than any other labor in
the world. 1t is one everlasting, new
er-ending strain, from morning till
night, and if the cares of the day en-.
able him to sleep at night, he is
lucky.
But. nevertheless, there are few
old men in New York, who have sur.
vived the strain and wear and tear Of
business.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Ark9ns9s.

LITTLE Rock, May 23,-The Lower
House of the Legislature to-day by o
vote of Al to 3, adopted resolutions
declaring that Senators Dorsey and
Clayton obtained their seats in the
United States Senate by bribery and
corruption, and that in case they dc
not resign within ten days the United
States Senate will be requested to
investigate their election and expel
them
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Tornado In Iowa.

CHICAGO, May 27,-Despatches re-
ceived to-day state that a severe tor
nado passed over part Of Iowa and
Wisconsin on Sunday night. The
Congregational Church at Ripon was
demolished, and many buildings were
damaged and trees leveled. There
was also much damage at Oshkosh,
Davenport and Winneconne, the tor.
nado lasted fifteen minutes.
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The Ellsworth Monument. {.

MEcHANIcsyILLE, n. y May 81
The monument in honor of Colonel
E. E. Ellsworth was unveiled in the
cemetery here to-day, in the presence
of a large crowd. An grafton giving
the history and career Of Ellsworth
delivered, poem was read and there
were other exercises.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
Three Childrcn Burned Alive.

EVANSVILLE, May 3O.-About l2
O'Clock last night the residence Of
Robert Jones, q farmer residing
about seven miles from GAINESVILLE,
was destroyed by FIRE, together with
three of his children, aged thirteen,
eleven and six. Last evening Mr..
and Mrs. Jones went to sit up with a
sick neighbor, leaving the children
alone in the house. Seeing the house
on fire, they ran to it, but all commu-
nication was cut of. The parents
could hear their screams. One boy,
aged sixteen jumped from the second
story window and wac badly injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
The New
WHEELER & WILSON
Sewing Machine.

The undersigned would respectfully beg leave
TO inform the citizens of Somerset county that he
is agent for the New " heeIer Wilson Sewing
Machine"
Over 500, 900 Wheeler 4 Wilson machines are
now at WORK in all parts Of the civilized world -
200, 600 more have been sold for family than of
any other manufacture. The demand for the new
Machine IL such that the Wheeler & Wilson Sew
ing Machine Company have been compelled TO
greatly increase their facilities for manufacturing:
and at their immense factories, covering fourteen
acres Of ground, and employing two thousand
hands, they are now making 600 machines per day
or one machine every minute Agents wanted to
travel this county. For particulars apply to the
subscriber. JOHN COLE, Agent
mayo StoystOwn, Somerset Co, Pa.