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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-07

Inc managers Of the Tenth Industrial
h11'oit'on OF San Francisco are making
s's'y preparation to ensure success to
the undertaking. y
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-07

Inc Mcdarrahan case is still alive
ana Kicking. A special commissions,
~. peen dsputsd to make an sxamina.
"on OF the ground and new survey
, 1875-09-29

on goods for public use c.. $3.50.
Annotations and decisions to
public accounts : ------- 40.
REQUISITES for, and work in
the Lithographic Office ---- ITO.
Inventory for Government
house so.
Printing of public Notices
etc --....---...---- 1870. $4,000.
- --
, 1875-09-29
$4,000.

The abovenamed sum of 81, 088.84 is in the
Extracts given as follows
Dietary and Travelling Elk
penses $1,2l7.0O.
. amount refunded by
Governor Garde through
the Colonial Treasury
of st. Thomas : : 1876. 1,08S,64
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
An Alarming Fire in a Forest.

a correspondent of a Reading
(Pennsylvania) paper writes:
A terrible affair occurred in a
grove about four miles west of Ham
burg on Sunday. The occasion was
the dedication of the new church
building of the ST. Michael's Luther
an Reformed Congregation, which
has replaced the old church, and
which has just been completed. A
large number of people from Ham
burg and the adjacent country were
present. They came by the hun
dreds, with their horses and vehicles
of various descriptions. Many of
them had new vehicles and new har
ness. Before the services began the
woods near the church were crowded
with teams by the dozen. An I'M
looked for and sudden calamity came
upon the peaceful scene, and changed
it into one of confusion and horror.
The grove was thickly coTered with
leaves, which were dry and infiam-
mable. 1t is supposed some one
used a match to light a cigar and un-
g%uardedly threw il down among the
dry leaves. At any rate, from some
cause the leaves caught FIRE, aud be.
fore the fact was noticed almost a
eoniagraation was raging. Imagine
the situation and you may be able to
realize the horrors of it. Horses and
vehicles packed together thickly in q
grove, the ground strewn with dry
leaves, q fire begun aud raging fierce
ly among the affrighted animals, and
their owners pouring out Of the
church to the rescue. The pen can
not do justice TO the sceLe, and we
will not attempt the impossible.
Some seventeen vehicles were de.
stroyed and five horses were burned
to death. Five more horses had to
be killed, to be put out of agoay.
Some of the poor animals we're SO
badly burnt that their hoofs dropped
oil. A number of people had their
hands burned aud clothing ruined in
attempts 10 put out the fire and rrscue
animals.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26

PooE Mrs. Lincoln has at last been
sent to an asylum for the treatment
Of the insane. Shortly after the as
s~assination Of her husband she show
ed unmistakable symptoms Of mental
alteration, bat her friends hesitated
TO have her adjudged a lunatic. The
sale of her wardrobe ct a New York
auction room viii be remembered as
one Of her freaks. She was sent to
the Illinois State Asylum for the in
sane at Batavia, on the petition Of
her son Robert, who, after long for
b%earanee, was at last obliged to per
form a most painful duty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
AVeritabIe Glass Eater

John Miller a native of Prussia,
who came to America in 1887, after
more than ten years service in the
Prussian army, and now a resident
of La Sale, Illinois, is q glass eater.
Incredible as the statement may
seem, il is nevertheless literally and
strictly true. Pounded or otherwise
crushed glass, however kindly COM
pounded with other and more palata-
bic and digestible substances, is COM
monty regarded as a fatal diet for
rats, and has never been recommen-
ded by physicians and sanitary
boards as an element of hygienic
regimen for human beings: but the
experience of the hero of this sketch
proves that, he, at least, can eat glass
with impunity, whatever may be the
fate of rodents i%ndulgiug in such a
diet. For a small wager he will
chew and swallow a 7x9 pane Of win
dow glass or 8 beer mug, excepting
only the bottom and handle, on the
solidity of which latter be is slightly
averse to exercising the strength Of
his jaws or the reliability of his
molars. There is no slight-of-hand
or trick of deception in the perfor-
nance; umerou respectable wit
nesses will attest they have seen him
bite out mouthfuls from panes of
glass, chew it, show it TO them in
the process of m%astication, and then
swallow it, following it with a
draught of beer. He was about
fourteen years of age, be says, when
he first attempted a yitreous meal;
be has often repeated it since, and
his teeth are none the verse for such
service. He estimates that during
the last two years be has eaten an
average of ten pounds of glass per
anuum
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
Missouri.

LEXINGTON, May l7.-Benjamin
Nevin, a farmer residing near this
city, was called to his door on Satur.
day night by a baud of masked men
and riddled with buckshot. Thirty
two entered his head. No arrests
have been made.
ST. Louis, May IA dispatch
from Jefferson city says the Govern
or this morning issued a proclama-
ton calling on the people of the state
to observe June Sd as q day of hu
initiation, fasting and prayer.
Information comes to him from all
sources that the state is threatened
with a grasshopper pestilence to be
followed by the failure of the crops,
great distress and possible famine.
Nothing but the interpcsition OF
providence can save US from the pest
and the governor recommends that
the applications of the people be
raised for divine relief and protec-
ton.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
The o-asshoppers.

CHICAGO, MAY Especial tele.
grams from Pleasant Hill, Liberty.
Indianapolis, st. Joseph, Lexington.
Kansas City and st. Louis. in Mis-
souri,, give most alarming details Of
the extent and increase Of the grass
hoppers. 1t seems they have crossed
the Mississippi river on their eastward
march, and are playing havoc with
crops. The western tier Of counties
are already overrun with the nests
and they appear to be eating their
way eastward. Everything in some
counties, from which adviees are ut
hand, has been destroyed, and the
farmers have been obliged to drive
their stock into Arkansas for pastur-
age.
1t is feared they will pass through
the entire state of Missouri and in
fest southern Illinois. During the
present season ten thousand square
miles of Missouri land have already
been laid waste, and the farmers are
utterly discouraged. Every effort
IS being made to exterminate the
plague, but all slem futile. 1t seems
that nothing short of q miracle can
avert famine and bankruptcy. All
the wholesale houses Of St. Louis
are receiving letters by hundreds
from western Missouri creditors de-
claring their total inability to meet
their paper on account of the plague.
The formation of relief committees
has already been sgitated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
Increase of Coming Facilities.

The facilities of the the New
York assay Office for parting bullion
will soon be increased TO three times
its present capacity. This will re-
move one OF the difficulties of pro-
curings sufficient mount for coin
age. The San Francisco and Carson
mints are running on gold coin and
trade dollars. DR.. Lindeman viii on
the 10th of June commence a person
al examination of the Western mints,
and will also extend his examination
as to the best locality for a new Wes-
tern mint, Chicago, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Omaha and other cities be-
ing competitors. The resolution Of
the Senate provides for such an ex-
animation, the results to be reported
to the President for transmission to
Congress as a preliminary to legisla-
ton on the subject. The refinery at
the new California mint, the construc-
ton of which is under the supervi-
sion Of Prof. Rogers, will be compile
ted in ninety days.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
Official List of whisky SeIzures-Dis-
mfssaI Of Internal Revenue ON
GERS.

WAsHINGTOI, May 20-The follow
lowing is an official statement Of the
seizures made by the internal reve.
nue. in the first Illinois district: Par.
ker r. Mason, rectifying house, value
S6,5O3 80; Roelle Junker d Co., rec
tifying house, value $24. zoos. 20 Gal
son & Eastman, rectifying house,
value $26, 42I.SO. The distillery OF
the Union Copper Distillery eompa-
ny, $36,74T.25, and the distillery of
Eli Russell, s ,99S.75. In addition
to these the department is advised of
the seizure of the distillery of c. c.
Marshall in the tenth Ohio district,
valued at $~9,775.9O; Of two small
stills in the fourth Georgia district +;
of two oxen with wagon and harness
in the second distric: Of Tennessee,
the aggregate valuation of the seiz-
ures reported to-day being Sll3,-
504.S0.
The following is a list Of the inter
nal revenue officers recently dismissed
in the first district of Illinois: Store
keepers-Jas. Miller, John Stein
mete, F. White, Henry Wendt, G. D.
Phelps, j. A. Forsythe, Earnest Mat
tern and Nathan Gatzert.
Gaugers.-B. Miller, L. Mattern,
A. Waterman, r. Baeke, G. F. Rob
inson and d. L. Taylor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
outrage and Murder.

PHoENIxvILLE, PA, May lS-An
outrage and murder was committed
near Trappe, a small village, FIVE
miles from here, this afternoon. A
young girl named Whitby was the
victim. Her body was found under
a table, her ears torn of, and her
head terribly beaten. 4 tramp was
seen in the vicinity and it is supposed
the crime was committed by him.
The excitement is intense.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
Funcra, OF General. breckenridge

LEXINGTON, KY, May I9.-Tbe
funeral of John C. Breckenridge took
place today. 1t was attended by an
immense throng of people, anxious
to pay the last sad honors to the
memory of a great and good man.
The officers of the State, headed by
Governor Leslie, were present in a
body, as were also Senators Steven
son and McCreery, and many other
distinguished men. The funeral was
conducted by the Knights Templar,
of which Order General Breckenridge
was an exemplary member. No
such outpouring of the people has
been witnessed since the death Of
Henry Clay.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
Fire Record.

FORT MADISON, Iowa, May IT,
About four O'Clock this morning a
large saw mill of Weston d Co., il
the eastern part of this city, took fire
and was burned to the ground. The
Office and one dry shed, with a few
piles Of lumber, lath and shingles,
we're also burned. The Waterman
states that it was all in a blaze when
he first noticed it. The cause of the
fire is unknown. The loss is estimated
at $4,000; insured for SI2, 81
DETROIT, May 1.-THE saw mill
of Wise & Loomis, together with a
large quantity of lumber, at LOOMS,
Mich, was destroyed to-day by FIRE.
Loss on mill SIS, 1000; on lumber $12-,
900.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
Wholesale CONGREGATIONS on the Ty-
rome and CIearaeid Railroad

TYRONE, PA, May 20.-Fires have
been raging to-day at several points
along the Tyrone and Clearfeld
branch Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
At this hour, 1 P. NJ, but thirty-fye
houses are left standing in 0seeola,
Clearfeld county. The Western Tn
ion Telegraph Office is burnt and We
have no communication with that
place. The fire was still burning at
last accounts. About u million
feet of lumber is destroyed there.
The division foreman's shop, az Ill
ler's siding, a warehouse, two pile
bridges and the Howe truss bridge
over the Moshannoa branch and ties
for several miles are among the losses
to the railroad company. Ellis &
Co. and Elliott's lumber yard, at Us
ceola are destroyed. The wind blew
a gale and the devastation was fear
ful. Engines were sent from thls
place to 0sceola.
GAO, P. NJ. 1t is reported that the
town of Houltzdale, Centre county,
is burnd; also several mills on the
Moshannon branch.
7:3O, p. NJ The mills of Hooper,
Haines & Co, and Hoover, Hume q
Co, north of Phillipsburg, Centre
county, are goue. The Ere seems to
be raging throughout the timber
land.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
The Tenrh ReserYes-

The reunion of the Tenth Penn
sylvania Reserves, held at Canons-
burg. Washington county, on
Wednesday, was a very suspicious
and agreeable one. The visiting SOL
diers were very Hospitality entertain
ed, and nothing was lacking which
might tend to make their reunion
happy and enjoyable.
The Pittsburg delegates arrived at
IO:4O A. NJ. headed by the Canons-
burg brass band. The regiment IN
der the command of Col. j. 7. Kirk,
marched to the McCloy House,
where the hospitalities Of the city
where extended by Burgess Lut-
ton. From thence, through the prin-
cipal streets, the members of the reg
iment proceeded TO Providence Hall,
where an address Of welcome on be-
half Of Co. d. and the citizens of
Canonsburg, was delivered by
George S. Graham. This was fol-
lowed by the transaction of the rou-
tine business of the regiment.
AT half past two o'clock the men,
bers of the regiment accompanied by
their lady friends assembled in Prov
idence Hall, TO hear the Grafton Of
the day, by Chaplain l.. McGuire,
who, in his happy and eloquent style,
entertained the audience for more
than an hour.
In the absence Of General Warner,
the historian, the Quartermaster,
Cyrus j. Elder, gave an interesting
description of the general appearance
rf the regiment when mustered into
the United States service.
The crowning event of the day
took place in the evening. A com.
mittee of ladies headed by Mrs. Van
Meter, Mrs. Long, Miss Irons, Miss
Richie, Miss Mccullough, Miss Nc.
Daniels, and many others, had pre-
pared a banquet in Prayer Hall, to
which not only the members Of the
Tenth Reserves, but all soldiers
were invited. Twelve Regiments Of
Pennsylvania Volunteers were repre-
sented at that table, which was fully
and temptibgly freighted with sub
stantials and deiicacies prepared by
the committee.
After supper an adjournment was
had to Providence Hall, where un-
der the direction of W. S. Caldwell,
as Toast Master, the following were
read and responded to:
Our County,. Fulton Phillips,
Company D..
Private Soldiers-A. S. S. Ora
ham.
The Ladies-Captain G. w. Whis-
tier, Company G.
The Drum. Il. Chambers, Drum
Major.
Medical Department-Dr. Alexan-
der, S5th J. V.
Commissary Department-Captain
Elder.
Army and Navy-Edward L. Gar
win, Company Il.
Our Fallen Comrads-Dr. G.. S.
Graham, Company d.
The Press-Csptain Monk, 9th Pa.
r. C.
The Keystone State-Dr. Barrett.
The C%anousburg Quartet Club en-
livened the occasion by some very ex-
celient vocal music.
After the list of toasts had been ex.
hausted, the members of the regiment
and the audience, arose and very ap-
propriately ended the ceremonies Of
the day by singing Aud Lang Syne.
The next annual reunion of the
regiment win take place at Franklin,
Yenango county.
The following are the officers for
the ensuing year: Col. j. S. Mccall
mont, President; Or. j. j. Nc
Cord and B. D. Dawson, Vice pres
idents; c. c. Cochron, Secretary ;
j. Carson, Treasurer W. S. Cald-
well, Corresponding Secretary ; Col.
j. B. Knox, Orator; s. S. Graham,
Alternate: J. S. Black, Historian.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26

SOME curious changes in the chan
nels Of trade are being made by the
war between the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Pennsylvania Railroads
freights are now being carried from
Chicago to Pittsburgh via Cumber-
land, over the B. & 0. and Connells-
vile roads cheaper than by Fort
Wayne & Chicago or Pan Handle
routes. The -four and meat dealers
Of Pittsburgh are getting heavy
shipments by the former route, and
the singular spectacle is daily presen
ted Of immense trains running west
on the Connellsville road ladened
with -four and other products from
Chicsgo.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
The whisky Frauds.

CHICAGO, May 19.-The distiIlery
men who were brought before United
States Commissioner Hayne this
morning on charges of defrauding
the Government, were held under
bonds of $1,000 each to await action
of the grand jury.
ST. LOUIS, May l9-Supervisor
Hawley fled an information in the
United States Circuit Court to-day
against the distillers and rectiiers
whose establishments were recently
seized. 1t is understood that both
distillers aud rectiiers will he al
lowed to give. bonds and proceed
with their business.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
Four Men Drowned.

DETROIT, May 2O.-By the cap
sizing of a yacht to-day in Detroit
river, X. C.. Barker and three others
the names Of whom are unknown,
were drowned. Mr.. Barker's body
has been recovered.
The names Of the three persons
drowned this morning with X. C.
Barker, are Fred Dudgesn, Frank
Webb and a boy named Miller.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
The Democracy and the whisky
Thieves.


The Republican press without ex-
ception will give a cordial support to
Secretary Bristow and the President
in their bold and vigorous efforts to
crush the gigantic whiskey ring in
the West, and to secure to the Treas
ury the revenue Of which it has been
Systematically defrauded. But if
any u expects to see the Democrat
ie party and its organs do their share
in unfolding the attempt to enforce
any law bearing on the whisky traf-
fe, or en- frauds on the revenue of
any kind, he will be vastly mistaken.
Whether the whisky thieves are
prominent Democrats" as is proba-
bic, or whether the Democratic or
gans fear that the government will
gain too much credit for its energetic
reform policy, Is not certain. But
we do know that they are already
sneering at and even condemning the
attack on the Illicit d;stillery owners
as a political dodge or a "high-
handed outrage on popular rights"
The Milwaukee Nelcs, the leading
Democratic organ OF Wisconsin,
sounds the keynote of this shameful
policy. 1t is known that the whisky
frauds in Milwaukee have been sec
ond only in magnitude to those in St
Louis, and that the Treasury agents
made very extensive seizures OF
crooked whisky" in that city OF
Monday and Tuesday last. Where
upon the local Democratic organ ut.
tiers q shriil protest against the "out.
rage The carefully selected agents
Of me Treasury who captured the
whisky stills are denounced as IAN
insolent and brutal crowd of min
ions, a gang Of "sneaks" and row
dies" etc. The seizure of a large
distillery is styled humorously "a
deliberate insult given a prominent
Milwaukeean" - and doubtless a
prominent Democrat as well
Now it viii be quite c~onsonant
with the pig-headed stupidity that
las prevailed in Democratic councils
for many years to espouse the cause
of these revenue thieves, simply be,
cause the thieves are on one side and
the government on the other. Their
policy is, and has been, to oppose the
government through thick and Thin
right or wrong, and consequently we
are not particularly surprised at the
attitude they are taking 10 this war
fare on roguery. They are e~ternally
prating of corruption in the admins
tration of the government, but ridi-
cule and obstruct all efforts to remedy
evils that viii grow up in any COM
plicated system like ours. They
abuse the Office bolders, a body,
but as soon as one is found guilty of
corrupt practices, or suspected Of
completely with rascality and turned
out Of Office, these precious reform
ers" promptly take sides with him,
and insinuate that be is the victim of
official jealousy or lie put out because
he opposed the third term project"
1t only remains for this Democrat
ic party to come forward next year
as he great national reform party to
complete the edifying picture. For
tunately, the American people have
lOlerably good memories-BuGalo
Express.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
Death Of a CoIored Brok.r.

New York, May i9.-Jeremiah
Hamilton, a well-known colored bro
ker and banker of Wall street, died
here to-day Of pneumonia, at the ad-
vanced age of sixty-two. He was
said to be the richest colored man in
the United States, he was reputed
to te worth nearly two million dol
lars. He leaves two educated and
accomplished daughters, and at one
time offered a large sum of money to
white mar who would marry one
Of them.
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Office, and it was declared therefore
that these votes must be considered
as blanks, thereby electiDg the Dem
ocratic candidate.
Now il is %undisputed that 1900
voters. a majority in the district, cast
their ballots for the man they had all
their lives known as Matt Head, I"
aud thus elected him, and that $500
Republican votes were cast for George
Z. Todd to 46 for Deering, thus show
ing whom the people desired elected,
and vet the Democratic Governor and
his Council totally ignore the wishes
Of the people and declare their Dem
Ocratic opponents entitled to the
seats. A more fagrant outrage was
never attempted to be perpeirated, a
clearer swindle never connected The
prcss Of the Eastern States condemn
IN the severest terms this Democratic
attempt tc overthrow an election by
the people, and although the Cover
nor has loaned his official position to
the fraud, It remains to be seen
the voters will submit to be
thus swindled, and their will as OK
pressed through the ballot box fla
GRAVITY de6ed. The Senate is the
Judge Of the qualifications and cleo
lion OF its members, and doubtless
that body Will Indignantly repudiate
the rascally attempt to foist members
into that body whom the people did
not and never intended to elect.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
The Miners War.

TYRONE, Pa, May l8.-Severa.
boxes of rifles and ammunition passed
here directed to the Sheriff Of Clear
field county. Kings Parks. the or
ganizer and mining agitator, has gone
westward Warrants are out for bis
arrest.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May IS.-Last
night, at the Newkirk colliery, near
Tamaqua, as some workmen were re-
turning from the mines, they were
attacked by twenty-five men. Geo.
Shively was shot in the head. y
named 0chman was badly hurt
BY stones, and others injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26
An Indian Attacks Two Soldiers.

NASHVILLE, May l9.-One OF the
seventy-fve Indians on their way to
the Flerida prison managed to get
hold of a knife with which he stab.
bed two soldiers and then himself
this morning, while the train was
standing at Madison station, five
miles from Nashville. 1t is reported
that the soldiers are not seriously
hurt. On the arrival of the train at
this city the Indian was taken of
and laid on the platform wrapped in
his blanket and is supposed 10 be in a
dying condition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26

TuE Cumberland newspapers con-
tain reports Of two lamentable occur
reDces in Western Maryland. o.
SATURDAY. at Homecoming, Jasper Sar-
gent was shot by IT. Brady, and is
mt likely 10 live. On the same day
Stuart Steger, some Of Captain John
r. Steger, Of Piedmont, was run over
bv q railroad train and instantly
lIlnd