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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
suicide of a Policeman.

CINCINNATI, December 5.-Phillip
Reject, q meDb Der Of the Metropolitan
police force, recently suspended for
drunkenness, made a desperate at
tempt at suicide in this city this after
noon by shooting himself in the left
breast. and also under the right ear.
He will probably die before morning.
II is supposed bis suspension and the
difficulty of providing tor bis family
Of a wife and seven children prompt
ed the rash act.
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be supplied at a triaing cost. A
number Of charitable ladies who have
time aud money more than they
know what to do with, and some lit
tie heart, established, a year or so
ago, a training-school to ct girls for
service, on Tenth street. They take
raw girls and teach them to cock,
wash, iron, sew, to wait at table, and
to do q erYthing that comes u1der
the general head Of homework The
work IF preparation is done IN no
slovculy way. Twice a week a
French cook. goes into the kitchen
with all the girls, and delivers to
them a lecture on the preparation of
such dishes as be selects, illustrating
by actually doing the work before
them, and making them do it. They
ron a laundry. a restaurant, and a
dressmaking establishment 10 the
house, to the end that it shall be, not
only of use to the girls by teaching
them their duties by actual practice,
but that it shall be self-sustaining,
which It is. The school has taken
thousands of poor girls who were
starving because they did not know
how TO work, and has turned them
out capable and intelligent and wor-
thy of good work and good wages
anywhere. The manageress of this
sensible charity is Mrs. Julia COrsoD,
and it is located at Al East Tenth
Street. A girl from this school is
certain to be honest and cspa-
bic. Housekeepers in want of good,
trained servants will do we'll to make
q note of it.
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CURRENT NOrEs.

Attorney General Wilson, Of Min.
nesota, has brought suit, gu h, nalf of
the State, against Charles McIlrath,
late State Auditor, 10 recover S94 $40
go, alleged to have been wruuEiuily
Tithheld.
Fec State of Ohio has brought
suit against ilaniilon county for
sixty-siK thousand doliaps. sases mis-
appropriated by the county, belonging
to the State. 4 petition was died il
the Common Pleas court. Ut Cinrin-
matt, by William Ampr. late county
prosecuting attorney, by direction Of
State Auditor Williams.
Fbe Warren ledge, says ;hnt bali
the Werking pop4i4tien eftha, cuqniy
are out Of work. Aud The ledger is
a Democratic p per, and it is only a
since the great Democratic
victory which was 10 usher in good
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Terrible

FALL RIVER, MASS, December 4
"A terrible accident occurred this
afternoon rear SHADES Ferry, where
the Old Colony Railroad Company
are constructing a bridge across
Taunton River. While workmen
were engaged in sinking a pneumat-
ic cylinder, which is to form a por-
ton of the pier, the upper lange Of
the air lock, to which the lower was
secured, together with the cover,
was blown off BY the pressure of the
air in the cylinder. Eight men were
on the cylinder at the time of the
explosion, three Of whom we're killed,
one fatally injured, one seriously in
jured, and three escaped uDinjured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
HeartIess s~ceundre..

Miss Malvina Bauer has been an
apprentice to Mrs. Jane Noe. milliner,
of No. 2l9 Forsyth Street, New York.
For some time past Mrs. Noe has
missed laces and other articles Of
considerable value, and, ~suspecting
Malvina, had her arrested by Officer
Robinson. The girl confessed that
she had stolen the property and left
it with Peter Jourdon. of No. 81
Avenue @. Some of the property
vas found in his poss es-ion. The
girl confessed TIA, she VS. infatuated
With Jourdon, and stole the goods at
his request. He was arrested aud
held in 50 900 bail by Justice Wan
dell, at E-scx Market Police Court.
Saturday, or q charge Of RECEIVING
stolen goods, and the girl was held ii
$500 bail, charged with grand iasreny
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
A Terrible Disaster.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-Tbe steamer La
Plata, from Gravesend for Rio
Grande del Sud, chartered by the
Siemens Brothers to repair the tele-
graph cable, foundered of Ushant
on the 29th of November Sixty
persons were drowned. Fourteen
were rescued by the Gar
loeb, of Glasgow, from a boat in
which they had been floating twenty.
three hours. The captain, surgeon,
three other officers, the engineer,
seven stewards and cooks, eleven
stokers, fourteen seamen and the
whole Of the cable staff, numbering
sixteen, and including Mr.. Ricketts,,
chief electrician, were among the
lost
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

TIE Baltimore american says:
Judge Black has written a letter in
relation TO the Pennsylvania Sena-
torship, in which he says: i have
not nominated myself as a candidate
for Senator, but certain friends in
different parts Of the State have sug-
gested that ] ought TO be chosen, and
/ have not said that ! would not serve
If elected. So you see / an a little
like General Grant with the third
term" With regard to the probable
tiles Of his election, be suggested if
the Legislature was left to its own
spontaneous choice, that a clear ma
jority would vote for him, bat evil
IDENTIFY thinks his chances small, be-
cause be has neither time, taste nor
talent for personal solicitation; nor
skin in the arts by which caucus
nominations are secured
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Feidau. December 1871 1874.

at O'Clock P. N. All ne right, title, Interest and
claim of John =, Roddy, 'oi, in and to the following
described real estate,
No. /. A certaintfact of iani situate In ALE
gheny tp.. Somerset County Pa, containing 81
acres more or less, adjoining Henry Miller, Sturtz
Mil property and Hartman & Co., with the APP
purtenanees.
No. The undivided une-half part ola certain
tract OF land situate in Northampton township in
said county, cOniaing $50 acres more OF less, war
ranted in the name OF Ann Young, OF which there
arc about IS acres cleared, with a two story dwel-
ling house, barn, water saw mill, &c, thereon
erected. adjoining lands OF Wm. Tressler. Josiah
Witt and ALI, Wilm0t. with the appurtenanees.
No. ). a certain tract OF lSni situate In Green
vile township, In said county, containing 800 acres
Indre or less, adjoining Henry knopp, Charles
W lhe.m and others, with the appurIenanees.
No. !. a certain tract of land situate in Lari-
mer tognship, IN said county, containing 80 acres
more OF less, adjoining Ilosiah Wit, Josiah and
William Trcsslcr, WITH the Appurtenanee5.
No. 5. The interest john r.. Schell had aad
he'll In the town OF Garrett, being the undivided
part thereof Of the lots reserved by def. 10 a
deed recorded Ia Vol. Is. page 8, with the appQr-
tenanees- Taken IN execution as the property vi
defendant ut tho suit OF A. J. COlborn, Assignee OF
JOHN J. Srllcli, the interest in said rea. estate te-
ing restricted 20 the lands conveyed by the sail
Assignee TO sal defendant by deed dated June
Sth ISL. recsrded in Vol. IS. page 2S9 etc, the
isen q sati Judgment being restricted and conhned
81 the Eul.is ceat. In the above described deed.
TEkhS-One-half Of the purchase money must
be paid as soon as the property is cold, +ari the
balance when the deed is delivered. : as
OLIVER KNEPPER.
aee2 Sheriff.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

Col. THOMAS A. ScoTT only re
quires the triae of $40, 1000, 900 tc
complete bis Texas Pacific road
This amount he proposes to raise OIL
forty year bonds, at FIVE per cent. IN.
~terest, payable in gold, and be 10
tends TO ask Congress to guarantee
his bonds. This IS a very modest re-
quest to come from a railroad king
and we presume will be eheerfully
granted by the peoples representa-
tives at Washington. As, however,
this is the short session Of Congress,
and the national finances require some
little attention, we trust the sugges-
ton will not be considered offensive,
that this little transaction be postpon-
ed till the next Congress, when the
representative Of the Pennsylvania
railroad from this district will have
opportunity TO support it.
1t was the allegation that Col
Scott wanted him in Congress to sup
port this very bill, that proved so po-
tent an argument in his behalf in
certain portions of the district, and
we don't want to see the Hon. John
Reilly deprived of this opportunity
of proving his fidelity to the best in
terests Of his principal constituent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

THERE seems to be much distress
prevailing among the laboring classes
ia Luzerne county, and other adjacent
portions Of the coal and iron regions.
Nearly all the iron furnaces and foun.
dries are either idle or working only
on partial time, and this, together
with the general depression of trade.
having reduced the consumption OF
coal, there is very little doing at the
eolleries in this usually busy season.
Thousands are 10 idleness. without
any means of obtaining work, and
the distress is very great. The Mayor
Of Scranton writes to a contemporary
that all the means of relief 10 that
city are exhausted, and be fears, as
winter advances, that the SD fering
will become extreme.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
A Mysterious Case of Poisoning nj
Carbonda1e.

SCRANTON, December "a whole
family were found poisoned at Car
bondale at noon to-day. The vic
tins are a man named Ludwick, his
wife and child about a year old,
Some of the nejghbors shortly be-
fore noon, seeing that none of the
family were astir, forced open the
door, and on going up stairs beheld
q horrible spectacle. The features of
man and wife were distorted by the
throes of death, while the infant was
at its mothers breast, unconscious of
the awful fate of its parents. Medi-
cal aid was promptly called, and
after application of restoratives, the
husband and wife rallied a little, but
the latter died within an hour. The
husband struggled on until this even
ing, when be also died. The infant
still fingers in pain. When the hus-
band was partially restored to on
seriousness be said that somebody
gave himself and wife a draught from
a bottle. We both drank it. he added,
but be could not be induced to say
any more up to a late hour this even
ing. No clue to the mystery could
be obtained.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Masked Robbers Captured.

LITTLE Rock, November 30.-0n
Wednesday night last Eve masked
Der entered a country store on the
Petit Jean river in Yell county, about
seventy miles west Of this city. They
shot and killed the proprietor and
robbed the store. They then robbed
a trading boat lying 10 the river, after
which they decamped. The sheriff
and a posse started, two coming to-
ward Little Rock and three going in
another direction. The sheriff fol-
lowed the two first mentioned and
overlook them Yesterday morning
sixteen miles above. A general fight
ensued, 10 which the sheriff was
shot and badly wounded by the rob-
bers, who ia tHEn we're both badly
wounded by the sberiG's posse and
captured, brought to this city end
lodged in Jail. The sheriff will prob
ably recover.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

THE following is extracted from a
private letter from a prominent Re-
publican in North Carolina: "Of
course, the result of the late election
is construed here as the triumph of
the rebels and the rebellion. In 1865
treason was beaten and crushed: in
1874 it has been resurrected. Here
after it may be considered an open
question whether treason is to be
considered a crime or patriotism a
virtue, for the country has endorsed
treason. Every rebel here is saying,
the North has come oger to us II
LAST;
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Homicide

CINCINNATI, December 5.-0n
Friday hight a fight occurred at the
bouse If John Rafferty,, e a Read
lug, this cornty, ip Which Hagarty
was felled with an axe by bis brotbef-
iD-Iaw, Patrick Cusick. Haferiy's
wife placed kim in bed and cared for
him till be died, claiming that bis
death resulted from natural CAUSES.
Both parties were arrested and are
now in Jail
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Frozen to Death.

CLEVELAND, November 3O.-Fhe
seow Pearl, of Fairport, loaded with
lumber, came ashore at Geneva,
Ohio. this morning. On board were
found the body of o NAG Supposed
to be J Graham, of Fairport, sud the
body Of a boy about fourteen years
old. both evidently frozen to death.
The bodies completely COW
eIed with ice. The boy wss dashed
to the rigging. The scow is a total
wreck and has the appearance Of
having been run into. Nothing was
found on board to indicate where the
scow was from or where bound.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

The vote Of the Prohibitionists Of
this State at the Late election was:
Bradford, 5.S52
Parson, 6,235
Cutbertsou, 5,756
The Official majorities for the Dem
ocratic candidates at the November
election were:
Latta, over 0lmsted, 4,6f9
Temple, over Allen, 1904
McCaudless, over Beath, 4,695
1t thus appears-says the Adams
Star and Sentinel-lst, that the Dem
ocratic candidates are elected by a
plurality vote, not by a majority Of
all the votes polIed; Cd. that the Pro-
hibitionists have defeated the State
ticket Of the Republican party, help
ing to beat Gen. Beath, an out-an-out
temperance man.
Next winter Mr.. Black and bis
State Committee win be making
frantic appeals to temperance Repub-
l~licans to come to Harrisburg and
prevent the repeal Of local option
They will be likely to let him fight
out the battle on the line be has
g nsen-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

SMALL Pox prevails to an alarm
ing extent in New York City, and the
Board Of Health has appointed in
spectOrs, who are competent medical
gentlemen, in various districts Of the
city as a corps Of vaccinators under
the supervision Of an experienced
DhvsifiaD.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

Some inquiry is being made just
nov as to when the new State off.
GERS will assume charge of their of.
fetal duties. We answer: The Su-
preme Judges and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Latta will enter upon their du-
ties Immediately after the announce
ment of the vote in the Legislature,
on the second Tuesday o. January
next. General McCandless, Seere-
tary Of Internal Affairs, and Justns
F. Temple, Auditor General, will not
take their places before May next,
when the terms Of the present incum-
bents expire.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

IT is being extensively published
that John W. Forney is 10 be APP
pointed Minister TO Russia. We
hope not. lie is not lacking in ca
pacity, but he is not entitled to this
mark of confidence from the Admin
istration. He tried his level best in
1872, to elect Buckalew Governor Of
this State, and thus defeat the re-
election of Grant. The Republicans
Of Pennsylvania have not yet forgot
ten this little affair. Neither has the
Presid ent, we presume.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

Frank McGill and Tim Hartigan,
Mercer county boys, went hunting
the other day, and "treed" a rabbit
10 a hollow log. McGill manipulated
an ancient shotgun ct n end of the
log, while Tim looked in at the other
TO see what effect the lead would
have on the ~eotton-tsil Tins eye s
escaped, but the physician thinks
there won; besmucb nose to speak Of
whea the leadeb pellets are ell pirked
...at
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

THE Greensburg Republican and
Democrat suggests the abolition of
jury commissioners. It says the
County Commissioners will now rep
resent both the minority and major
ity in each county and there is no fur
ther excuse for the additional expense.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

DR.. JOHN A. HUNTER, member Of
Assembly elect from Armstrong Co.,
died at bis residence at Leechburg,
on Sunday. He was elected by the
Republicans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

The public debt statement issued
on the LIST inst, shows a decrease
during the month CT November, of
sl234 2T GO.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

Gov. CHAMBERLAIN, of South Car
olios. was insugurated at Columbia
on Tuesday last.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

CONGRESS met on Monday last
We hope to lay the Presidents mes
sage before our readers in our next
issue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02

TnE residence of Auditor General
Allen, at Warren, was destroyed by
FIRE on Tuesday last.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW York, Dec. I, 1874.
UNLICENSED LIQUOR DEALERS.

UNLICENSED LIQUOR DEALERS.
The souls of the liquor dealers Of
this city are being agitated just now
by the action Of the Excise Commits
sioners, who are hunting down those
who sell the ardent without proper
license. The liquor dealers Protec-
tive Union resisted the law; but in
the test case the court went against
them, and widespread CONSERVATION
ensued, as well it might, as not one
in the thousands of sGloons in the
city ever took out a license. The
decision of the court makes every one
of them liable to heavy penalties,
and the police are determined TO
bring them to the score, no matter at
what cost. They hope tc close
about a thousand of them by this
means.
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ExrRAvAGANcE IN DRESS

has always been charged to the femi-
nine account. but this winter, it
strikes me, the sterner sex may fair
ly take their share of condemnation.
One rich young man recently pur-
chased two seal-skin coats, costing
severally $500 and 5000, and two
Ulster coats, the belt buckles wrought
in massive gold and equally massive
silver. What do you think of that?
One man paying $4,000 for over
coats with thousands about him
wanting breadl True it is that every
rich man in New York does not buy
such extravagant articles; but the
mania for rich clothing has taken
possession of young New York.
To pay $3.50 for an overcoat is
nothing rare, and a suit, from hat
to boots, including oyercoat, that
does not go a long way into $500 is
not much for a suit, Add to this
the diamond studs, the ring, the
watch, aud the other adornments,
and Charles Augustus manages to
carry about with him the best end
of 50, 600, which has 10 be renewed
very frequently. But, nevertheless,
they have cut down the 1925 salaries
Of the poor teachers seven per cent,
and are standing out against the
'longshoremen, who want enough
wages to keep soul and body togeth-
er. Speaking of the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
CHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue Of a writ Of Venlitioni Exponas issu-
cd out of the Court OF Common Pleas of Somerset
&C., ami TO me directed l will expose To sale by
public cutlery, at the Court House in Somerset,
IN
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
ITS NEWS DEPARTMENTS

VIII always contain brief but accurate reports OF
al the occurrences Of the day. Liberal expendi-
lures VIII be made in securing special kilograms
and correspondence from the great news centres Of
the country; 80 that readers Of the CONNER
CIAL can always rely on being served with early
and reliable news.
In the department devoted to the publication Of
LoealNews will be found a complete daily history
OF The city aud It's enyirons, gathered by a corps OF
careful writer's and set forth in attractive style.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
Good Work and Coed Fits

Is second 70 none IN the State. The public - "a
sPectfully Invited to call and Examine cur sfoeE
as We are determined % keep goods as po5I a. 10
best and sell at prices as low as the lowest
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
THE MARKETS

WlIl, as heret0fore, receive careful attention. Full
reports Of the State Of Business. with
Prices Current, will be received daily from the
Trade centres Of this country and Europe. The
Pittsburgh Market, in all its Sd branches, will be re-
ported fully and accurately. As a commercial
journal the COMMERCIAL stands second to No
paper in the country.
The Financial Column will give daily the ruling
rates for money, and the prices OF Stock and
Bonds at all the great trading points, with much
statistical matter.
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& UHL.
lie be COPYRIGHTED.

Tie be COPYRIGHTED.
On receipto Of fifteen cents, I win mail to anv ad-
iress, a neat card with either Of the above- show
ing in the one case how "tbe light viii give light
on any subject; and in the other case how the
door viii open a door to any subject, even the door
OF Heaven. Or will send the two cards for TWEEN
ty-hye cents.
Address, @. F. WALKER, Friedens', Pa.
THAT the alphabet is a science IN itself, is GER
tainly something new, even In this day Of inven-
ton and discovery. Though If Mr.. Walker sus-
talns the assertion by actual demonstration. We
viii all have to acknowledge the truth, and If We
do find it in the meaning Of the letters Of the a.
phabetE
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
INTERESTING MISCELLANY

Embracing Poems, Sketches, Incidents Of Traved,
etc, Will lind a place in the columns Of the COM-
furnishing abundance Of instruction
and amusement for the family circle.
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sERYANTs.

One Of the great troubles ia the
small towns and cities of the country
is to get properly trained and eduea-
ted servants. This want can now
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
LONGSHOREMEN,

Their strike is general, and en-
braces the many thousands of men
who fnd their daily bread in loading
and unloading ships. 1t would seem
the heighth of folly for any set Of la
borers to strike at the beginning of a
long winter, but the 'longshoremen
have, from the nature of their en-
.ployment, fair prospects of success.
Any man can roll a barrel, but
every man cannot put a package
properly in the hold of a vessel, or
take it out without damage. 1t is u
trade. And when a vessel arrives,
the demand for the 'longshoremen is
immediate and pressing. The raw
man cannot take his place. There
are 5000 of these men. They have
made the demand for forty cents
an hour day work, and sixty for
night work, and they are well organ
lied to bold out. The steamship
companies are trying to get other
men, but the trouble is the skill.
Novices make bad work Of it.
The
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
IN POLITICS,

The COMMERCIAL viii hereafter as heretofore.
De devoted to the support Of Republican princL
pies, maintaining its independence rihia the Re.
publican Party, and claiming the right at all times
70 speak freely and feariessly on the merits Of men
and measures Party government is essential 10
a constitutional country, and journals claiming to
be independent OF party are usually also indepen-
dent OF principle. Faithful to the great convie-
tions and aims upon which the Republican Party
was based, il is the mouthpiece Of no clique Or
faction, supporting the party solely because IL be-
lieyes that party is bounded On principles Of Right
and Justice.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-02
TROUBLE AND SUFFERING

in the city this winter. LsboI is
very scarce now, and as the cold
weather puts its veto on the little
building that is going on, more mSH
will be thrown out Of employment,
and the trouble wiz increase. The
city is a cruel place for q msu ont of
work; rent, food, fuel, everything
costs so much that when the daily
labor that supplies it stops, starva-
ton or the accepting Of charity is on
ly a few weeks ahead. 1t costs a
laborer all be eau earn to-day to live
to-day-he cannot provide for the
morrow when work stops. Heaven
help the poor this season.