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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
MORE CONCERNING TIE GREAT WIND
sToRM--APPALLING Loss OF LIFE
aNn PROPERTY.

MORE CONCERNING TIE ShEAt Wal
sroRM--APPALLING Loss OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
AuGUsrA, Ga. March 25-Th,
path OF the tornado N Saturday
was from tyo to six hundred yards
wide. The cyeIcue vas of q etlin-
dricai shape, and travelled with fear
ful velocity from north to south.
The front cloud was black rs night,
and s half mile high: the rear was
Illuminated by a bright light; II
travelled nearly due east, veering a
little to the north devastating Cam
ack The tornado seemed te have
divided, one portion going east by
north crossing the Savannah river
above and below Augusta. both prov
ing equally destructive, laying waste
everything Ia their track Huge
trees were broke q ike reeds, and III
some Instances carried three-quarters
Of a mile. The tornado was precet-
ed w a dill heavy roaring, as Of
ariili,fv IN the distance. H. spent
its fury la about three minutes. an
eyewitness saws the senses were
utterly dcadcned AMI appalled, There
was u crash, a roar, ana the mingli0g
OF a hundred terrific and unearthly
sounds. Houses were demolished,
and The noble OAKS that had with
stood the storms Of a century were
snapped in twain. A vail OF dis ress
comes up from The devastated dis
trict. embracing eight counties 40
Georgia and two or three 10 South
Carolina. The destruction of prop
ertv is immense, asd the list of killed
and wounded appalling.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

IL New York and other Eastern
cities we observe they are holding
immense demonstrations in honor of
tue lately deceased patriot John
Mitchell. Why any patriotic Amer
lean should mourn for Mitchell We
cannot divine A refugee from tyr
any in ireland, be lent his influence
to the cause Of slavery in this coun-
try. a citizen by adoption be sided
with rebels against the government
t. which he had sworn allegiance,
aud having renowned ali fealty to
the British government, be vet be-
came a candidate for Parliament,
proposing to assist il enacting laws
for a government he had solemnly
abiured. We speak no evil of the
dead, but TO our poor comprehension
this was not a nan to be honored,
nor a memory to be canonized by 10y
al citizens Of this Republic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

AMONG the gentlemen named in
connection with the next nomination
for State Treasurer is Hon. Georg'
II. Anderson, Of Pittsburgh-formel
Speaker Of the Senate. 1t is q fore
gone conclusion that Governor Hart
lanft will be nominated as bis Owl
successor. aud it is due to him, al
well as 10 the party, that his col
league on the ticket should be uneK
ceptional in every particular. The
possible candidates so far named are
al most worthy gentlemen, but ia
none of them is there combined more
Of the elements Of worth, fitness and
strength than in Mr.. Anderson. His
nomination would give strength to
the ticket and assure its success.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
Arrest Of Kentucky Ku Klux.

LOUISVILLE, March ga spe-
cial dispatch to the C0urier-JOuraGi
from Todd county, says warrants
were yesterday issued for the arrest
of ten more Ku-Klux in addition to
those already in jail. Tue Sheriff
did not succeed in arresting them all,
some Of them fleeing from the State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

The Democratic and "Independ-
ent" press Of the country is quite
hysterical over the passage Of a res
olution by the L. S. Senate, spproy-
ing the action Of the President in
protecting the government of Louisi-
ana and the people Of that State
from domestic violence, and in en-
forcing the laws Of the United States
therein. These amiable journalists
fancied that they had struck the key
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

Gov. HARTRANFT has not yet sign
ed the neg license act, and it looks as
# be intended to let it become a law
without his signature-wbich it will
on the slth Of April. We would
rather see The Governor face the mu.
sic and sign the bill 1t is the act Of
the immediate representatives Of The
people, aud we never did think y 3
responsibility was avoided by this
thing Of RETAINING to sign a bill, that
was sure to become..a law witbouttbe
official sanction unless vetoed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
Mexican Raid ON Corpus Christi.

GALVESTON, March ga Ne1rs
special from Corpus Christi says a
large body Of armed Mexieans at
tackled several ranches about seven
miles from that city this evening and
robbed . store, taking several
American prisoners. An invasion Of
this city is apprebended. The ex-
element is intense, and al the citi-
zens are 10 arms.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
RevoIt ofConviets.

JEFFERsONyILLE, IND. March 26-
so men at work in the foundry in the
State prison made a bold aud desper-
ate attempt 10 escape this afternoon.
They suddenly quit work, overpower-
ed their guards, lied and blindfolded
them, aud succeeded in partially cut
ting a hole in the outer wall. when a
general alarm was given. The out
side guards rushed to the rescue,
and a, the muzzle Of their rifles fore
ed the couviets TO desjst. The lead
ers were promptly dealt with, and all
is quiet again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
Young Nan killed by the Cars.

STEUBENyILLE, o., March IS
Last night a young nan named
james Siphers, was run oye by a
freight train on the Pan Handle Rail
road, at the Market street crossing,
and killed instantly. He was hOrri-
bly, mangled. Another victim Of H.
temperance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
= hOOtinG ARRAY.

MEMPHIS, March 2S.-Tony Dix.
OF. AMI Old negro gardener, was SHOT
and fatally wounded at bis place
near Chelsea, yesterday by a Negro
boy named Nathan Hackett, whom.
be had discharged from his employ
Charles Spradlin, a colored preacher
being present and attempting t. pre-
vent IIackett from shooting Dixon s
second time, was shot over the rigtr
eye by the Young desperate, from
the effects Of which be will probably
die
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

TIE California papers represent
,be coming wheat crop Of that State
as 10 good condition. 1t will be an
average crop, under any circumstan-
ees. aud, if the season be moist, 1t
will be the largest ever gathered
The crop in Europe is slso said to
look promising, and 50 the world Is
not likely to suffer FOR want Of wheat,
az any rate
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
Another Tornado.

NEW ORLEANS, March 23-The
Times reports a destructive tornado
in the Ouacbita valley, on Friday.
bet SmiihIand and Rays Point.
The loss Of life and destruction O
property IS very great. Mrs. James
Adair and child are amongthe killed
Smilhland was eeled - the ground
and the Ray'sI ia! piaataiiaa. build.
ings, fences, mules, hnr-eS aud cat
tie were scAittrei fr miles. The
track 81 'Le tornado was three bua
dred yards aide and extended fol
fifteen nilcs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

TIE election in Connecticut takes
Mace on Monday OF next week
april 5th.) The Republicans are
making a thorough canvass, aud are
confident Of success, while the ne
mocraey are doing their level best to
retain the State. A Governor Mem
hers Of Congress and Legislature
viii be elected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

TIE Democratic party neyer bad
a finer opportunity to manufacture
that peculiar kind political capital,
which is its chief stock in trade, than
from the troubles originating in the or
g~anization Of the Louisiana Legisla-
ture; and it was not slow to avail
itself Of the chance. The bulla5aloo
it raised through the telegraph and
press, was never exceeded by that of
the noisest Irish wake, where whis-
key was free and the supply unlimit-
ed. How ~frantically they did de-
nounce military tyrants, and despots,
and satraps, and bayonet rule. How
they did bewail the down trodden
people Of Louisiana, the overthrow
OF liberty. and the invasion Of State
rights. How they did howl and
below, and lie, in their efforts to
fire the public heart and stir up arm
ed resistance. And how they did
CRASH their teeth and rave at Grant
and Sheridan, and all supporters OF
the national administration. OF
course the matter became a theme
for Congressional discussion, and
much time and wind was expended
upon it, and the matter was finally
disposed Of by the Senate before il
adjourned sine die last week. Days
were spent by the Democratic Sena.
tors, each in turn solemnly taking
bis shy at the mOnstrous bugbear,
raised to terriiy the nation, and then
when their entire store Of amrluni-
ton had been expended the follow.
ing resolution a passed by a party
vote of yeas 80, nays q:
AtSotttd, liat Nie 0CliOn Ol INC Itsl-
dent in protecting the Government in Lou.
isiana, of which William p. Kellogg il
the Executive, and the people of that
State against domestic violence, and in en-.
forcing the laws of the United States in
that State, is approved.
Imagine the 'phelink," Of the dis
mayed and disguised Democracy and
their allies, the Independent press
The President sustained, the people
gladly and cbeerily crying amen! and
all that Democratic thunder, gone to
thunder-Loye's labor lost. What
a fall was there my cOuntrymen!
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
BEEcHERIANA.

The Brooklyn trial pours out over
the country its regular quantity OF
swash each day, but what it is all
about heaven only knows. At the
beginning Beecher was on trial for
the seduction of Mrs. Triton, and the
alienation of that lady from her
husband. But somehow all this has
changed. It would seem now that
the tables are turned, and that Tilton
is on trial for any number of offences.
They brought tie President of a
lecture committee from Winsted,
Conn, to prove that be was too
familiar with a young lady be had
taken with him, and another man
from Bloomington, Md, to swear
that he uttered rather too liberal
sentiments in a lecture there, and
they have dragged in almost every
body to show that somewhere he has
done almost everything that is foolish
aud bad. Now, what all this has to
do with the question at issue at the
seginning of the struggle, is more than
| can see. Suppose Tilton is a gay
Lothario! Suppose the Winsted ac-
cusation is well founded, and all the
other accusations as well suppose
be is to-day the wickedest man in
New York, or anywhere else, what
has all that to do with what be has
charged Beecher with? Is Beecher
Oh trial, or Tilton? That's the ques-
ton.
Nothing new against Tilton has
been developed this week. The
court room has been crowded as
usual, and the public iDterest does
not seem to diminish, but the trial
has, for all that, become fearfully
stale, and everybody wishes it well
over. Both Beecher and Tllton
show The effects OF it. Beecher is
haggard. and the young man
shows wear and care about the same.
Old Mrs. Beecher bears up under it
better than any of them. She has
not got on the haggard edge of des-
pair" quite as much as the husband.
BUSINESS
a ~imDrovinp raDidly took n furn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

THE irrepressible Andy johnson
made a characteristic speech in the
Senate last week, ostensibly on the
Louisiana question. but in reality a
rehash OF stale abuse Of Grant and
Sheridan. Andy is a good hater and
when not simply egOtistical in bis
speeches, be must be abusive. With
him it is myself, my enemies, or moth
ing. OF course the Democratic and
Independent" press is in ecstasy
over the production, and they have
so beslobbered the Tennessee states
man, that be reminds US Of a newly
born and licked calf.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

IT was supposed when the Tweed
ring" was exposed and broken up,
aud the Boss" convicted and sent to
the Peniteniisry, that the depth Of
Democratic valleiny and theft in New
York had been sounded. The popu-
lar reaction placed Governor Dix in
the executive chair, and for a season
that State enjoyed comparative I'M.
munity from the horde Of Democratic
thieves that infest it. BY a united
EFF ri the Democracy again succeed
ed in carrying the State last fall, and
three months since everything was
serene aud lively in the household
Of the faithful. But alas. the dis
tribution Of the spoils has brought
liscord into this happy family. May
or Wickham mutinied against the
rule Of the new boss (kelley),
Kelley quarreled with the bruiscr,
Morrissey, the Democratic Speaker
denounced the Governor, the Cover
nor 10 a fierce special message expos
ed the iniquities and thefts Of the ca
nal ring, proving them to be worse
than hose perpetrsted by Tammany
under the leadership Of Tweed, and
now recrimiDation Of The bitterest
kind is the order of the day. The
general public is gleefulIy awaiting
the denouemcnt with the fullest
faith in the axiom "when thieves fall
out, honest men come to their own"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

Counting without the host, The
Democracy claimed the newly elect
ed Senators Cameron, Christiancy
Mcmillan and Paddock as Independ
ent Republicans. They have proved
Their independence Of Democratic die
tation. by voting with the straight
Republicans TO sustain the Presi
dents Louisiana policy, to the utter
dismay and disgust Of the guerilla:
who, hanging on the ragged edge o.
the Republican party, are %incessant-
lv laboring 10 DO it a mischief
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31
The Somerset He tald
Tur Commissioner OF InteT

THE Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue offers persons Other than
Ulcers of the internal re venue, the
sum Of City dollars for information
,h.t shall lead to the seizure of Illicit
ais,illeries. The rewards offered by
circular Of March II, 1869, are with
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

note OF the coming Presidential cam
paign, and tbet they could scar the
country from is proprieiy by a con-
certed howl against the military tyr
amy Of Grant, enforced by Sheridan.
Accordingly the harp OF a thousand
strings was attuned to this melody.
and the most weird and fantastic &C
compartments were daily and hourly
thrummed into the ears Of the pub
lie. But the staid old Senators could
neither be charmed by the melody
nor scared by the barbarie iercenes;
Of the music, and after patiently aud
n%onchalan:ly listening to the end, qui,
city and ~decorously resolved that the
President had simply performed bis
duty. Now the same press Is en-
deavoring to cover its inglorlous iail-
urc by charging reimbursement, DIRT
eating. and stupidity upon Senators
Wb.m thew failed 10 manipulate aad
lead by the nose. Crest is the power
Of the Democratic and Independent
press aud The Tribune is its prophet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-31

is improving rapidly. | took a turn
among the jobbers today, and found
them much more chirpy han they
were a month ago. The retailers
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

The public schools in Buffalo, N.
Y, it appears, are favored by an an
nual distribution of prizes to those
who excel in scholarship and good
behavior. Forty-seven silver, and
six gold medals, were awarded to
as many pupils there, on Friday
evening, July end, 1875.
We clip the following noble trib-
ute to our school system from the
address of Judge Smith, who pre-
sented the medals to the scholars {:
"LAD1ls AND GENrLEnEN-We are
assembled to witness the performance
of most pleasant duty by the Board
of Trustees Of the Jessie-Ketchun Me
mortal Funds, the annual bestowal of
of the gold and silver medals to the pu-
pills of the Public Schools whose good
conduct and superior scholarship have
won these beautiful prizes.
It was the noble purpose of the found
er of this fund, not only to perpetuate
the memory Of a good man-1ong de-
voted friend of our public schoo]s--and
to promote the three-fold culture of the
minds, the morals and the manners of
the youth of our city, and thus lay
broad and sure the foundation upon
which to build the character Of wise
and worthy citizens, but also to help to
preserve and strengthen in the minds Of
our people their veneration for and
their love and attachment to that wise
and benefcent system Of popular edu-
cation handed down to US by the faith
ers Of the Republic, and established by
them to perpetuate and enforce those
great principles of civil and religiour lib
erty which are the peculiar glory Of our
country. We trust that as year after
year the ceremonies of this duty are re-
peated, these high purposes will be ad-
vanced more and more until nothing
can impair or disturb the devotion Of
our citizens to that great and good in.
stitution-the free aud open public
school-the school of the people for the
people.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13
Our Enemies.

The question Of public education is
hardly debatable any longer. Through
out the greater portion of the country
the public school system is IN estab-
Ished fact and the question of its poll
cy is as irrelevant as would be the COM
parison Of the full-grained cereals of
modern cultivation with the. shriveled
kernels Of wild original growth, or the
fine wool Of the merino with the hair
like fleece Of the sleeps first parents.
Debates on public school education,
whose arguments are grounded on what
Aristotle, or any other antiquated
heather or Christian may have said, are
as puerile as were the arguments on
the slavery question backed up by pas
sages from the scriptures, or on the
temperance question with weapons
polemical extacted, often extorted from
the same source. Not what any one
said few years or centuries ago, but
what obtains to-day is what we should
consider. The logic of events wiped
out slavery, and the logic Of events has
given US the public school.
That the public school is doing its
appropriate work well, it's worst ene-
mics will not deny. That its instruc-
ton is thorough, practical and cheap,
will neither be denied. That it does
not give religious instruction is its fault
in the eyes of it's enemies; yet the
same people will allow that it could not
give such instruction and be true to its
nature, and conform to the conditions
essantial to It's life. Its enemies do not
seek to improve or reform but to de-
stroy thelfree public school. It is fol-
" to argue with such people. The mo-
tive Of their hostility renders all reason
ing nugatory. An exhibit Of the good
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

We regret that the types made us
speak OF two of the Zumbrota teach
ers as Mrs. Hall and Shattuck;
which should have read, Misses Hall
and Shattuck. For the sake Of the
schools which these, young ladies
have in charge, we hope both young
ladies will remain for some years
longer in a "state Of single blessed
ness"
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

The executive committee of the Ma
tlonal Grange, P. Of H. by a vote Of 3
to 2, have decided to remove the head
quarters of the Grange from Washing
ton, d. C., to Louisville, KY. The
committee also decided to hold the next
meeting of the National Grange at
Louisville, the third Wednesday of No.
Vember, next. The removal of the
headquarters will be made within six
weeks.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

The national council of Switzerland
has voted a considerable sum to defray
the expenses of a proper representation
OF Swiss products at the Philadelphia
exposition. All the European states,
except Russia, have taken steps to be
represented in the exposition.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

There is an orange tree near Waldo,
Florida, which measures at the ground
eight feet five inches in circumference.
1t viii probably bear this year, five
thousand oranges.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13
News Items.

There has not been case of embez-
element or defalcation in Massachusetts
State savings banks in ten years.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

The jaws of a monster shark, recently
caught, have been on exhibition in Lon
don. They measure in circumference
seven feet. The anterior row of teeth
is twenty-one; behind each tooth is a
layer OF other teeth coming, or making
altogether one hundred and five teeth.
The largest tooth measures two inches
long by an inch and half wide. In
the other jaw the teeth in the anterior
row are twenty-five. There are alto
gether one hundred and twenty-five or a
total Of two hundred and thirty.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

Experiments have been made at
Woolwich, England in ballooning for
military purposes. Balloons were
guided backward and forward in any
desired direction by Mr.. Menier, the
inventor, in a still atmosphere. The
test Of the value Of the invention will
be its success in currents of wind.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

Says the National Teachers Month-
Iy, expressing substantially our own
opinion: 1.-The objectionable Gin of
pedagogy is that Of keeping children in
a grade a long time to make them stand
high in competitive examinations. The
effect is to chafe and worry the bright
pupils of the class while the dull ones
are not substantially benefited
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

Blahks for Teachers Contracts. School
Treasures Bonds, Notices Of Annual School
Meetings and School Registers will now be
furnished to District Clerks who apply to
the County Superintendent
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

All communications for this department
must BE accompanied by the authors real
name to secure insertion
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13
= EDUCATIONAL '1IIl,:,'Ni', Al, -
ED1TED BY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS.

SUPPLEMENTARY oilosy 2at tho Court
House, Red Wing.-over Auditors Office.
Office hours, Saturdays from 9 to - T.. m.
and to 4 p. M
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

Five million eggs from Prince Ed
ward Island, british America, } formed
a part of the cargo of steamer which
arrived at Boston last month.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

GooDHOF COUNTY
SAVINGS BANK.
Pays six Per cent. COMPOUND interest on
deposits.
PASS-BOOK FREE.
Any Man, Woman or
Child can Deposit.
THIS BANK IS DESIGNED
TO ENCOURAGE SAY
ING HOWE YER
MODEST THE
AMOUNT:
And attend as cheertulzy to those hav-
ing but
Twenty-Five. Cents.
as THOSE OFLAkGER MEANS.
7. B. SHELDON, Pres't.
J. S. HOARD, Sec'y. and Treas.
DIERCE, SIMMONS 4 co.
& c P1ERCE-T X s1MMoNs-A W PR.r
BANKERS.
RED WING, MINNESOTA.
Deposits Received and Interest Allowed
by Special agreement.
Exchange, Gold, Silver, and Govern
naent Bonds Bought and Sold.
Collections Made and Proceeds
Promptly Remitted.
Drafts Dra,cn on all the Principal
Cities and Toaons Of Europe in
sums to suit.
Passage Tickets to and from Europe
Sold.
Real Estate Bought and Sold on Com
mission.
Ta1es Paid for Non-Residents.
CORRESPONDENTS.
New York--1mporters and Traders Ma
tional Bank.
Chicago-Union National Bank.
Milwaukee National Bank.
st. Paul-First National Bank.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

Emigration to California fell of near
" three-fourths in the month of June,
which was lucky. If it had gone on at
the old rate much longer people on the
coast would have been obliged to turn
canibals and eat each other to stave of
starvation.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

There is man under sentence of
death in Paris, who cannot be executed
because there is French law which
forbids an execution until the real name
of the culprit is known, and this man s
name is a secret which the authorities
have thus far been unable to find out.