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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
Horrible Tragedy.


INpIANAPoLIs, November 4-Tbe
Kokomo Tribune publishes the fol-
lowing in an extra this afternoon:
One Of the most horrible, cold
blooGed and startling murders ever
committed ia this State was perpe,
trated last night, near Greentown,
Howard county. The particulars Of
the affair are as yet very meager, bat
as near as we can learn are as fol-
lows:
David Robinson came to town yes
tcrday and bought a new suit of
clothes and a revolver. lie went
home, showed the purchases to his
family and ate his supper. His
brother and another man were at his
house, and Robinson seemed to want
them 10 leave and finally persuaded
them to go to church. Robinson
was in good humor and appeared
perfectly sane. Some time after the
men had left, Robinson remarked to
his wife that it would have been
well if little Dan. bis son, had died
two weeks ago, and said be had at
tempted to kill the child. He then
drew his revolver and fred al q sec
ond son, who was lying in bed, and
then turned and shot at bis wife
Terrified and crazed with fright, Mrs.
Robinson ran cut Of the house and
the oldest boy, eight years of age,
started to follow, when Robinson
shot Lin in the face, but the ball
glanced and failed to hurt him badly.
The father hen struck him ia the
back of the head with a chair and
made a bad wound, but the son sue
ceeGed in getting out of doors with
his mother. Robinson then deliber-
ately took 6 razor from Il box near
him aud approached his little g RI,
his only daughter, who vas lying in
bed, and, Selling her, cut her throat
ear TO ear. lie followed this
murder by taking The life Of the son,
whom be had first shot IN bed, in the
same amer Robinson then jump
ed on his horse and, up to the time
Of this writing, has not been huated
LATER.-This morning a horse was
found hitched at the junction, with
no claimer. Robinson got onto one
Of the night freight trains, on the In
iianopolis, Peru and Chicago Rail-
road, unknown to any enc in koko-
no, and the dead body of a man was
iound one mile from Jackson's sta
lien, at I a. NJ, by the son of the
Coroner of Upton county and identi-
led as hat Of David Robinson, who
committed the terrible deed last
1t is unknown how he met
his death, but it is supposed that be
fell of or jumped off a freight
,ar aud met instant death.
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Terrible Death.

ERooKLVN, Nov. 3.-Yesterday
morning two laborers discovered the
body of an unknown man standing
upright 10 the quagmire below Asto-
ria bordering SGuswiek creek. So
firmly imbedded In the mud was the
corpse, that it required great effort to
pull it out.
The body was that Of q man abou,
forty-fve years old, FIVE feet seven
inches 10 heigbth, with sandy CON-
plexion The features we're wildly
contoseG and wrinkled, as though
be had died il agony. He was
dressed 10 a brown cardigan jacket,
q black velvet vest, brown uudershirt,
light pepper and salt pantaloOns and
light slippers of German make.
There was $3.50, IN German silver
coin in the pockets. Fhe face and
hands had been badly eaten by fishes.
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RUSINESS
Horrible Death.

JUNIs, n. Y, November 3.-Theo.
dore Bodine, q framer living in this
town, met q horrible death on
Saturday. He was feeding a thresh-
ing machine with loose oats. In
some manner q coil of fence wire had
become mixed with the oats and was
thrown into the machine unseen by
the farmer. One end of the wire in
s%tantly fastened around the cylender
Of the thresher and the other end
caught about Mr.. Bodine's neck and
drew him up to the machine. The
Aperture being too small to permit
Ct the entire body passing in the
head ives literally torn from it and
passed through. it was not until
the bloody head came out OF the 9th
er eud that the fate of the farmer
was discovered. The men who
were attending to that part Of the
machine stopped the horses, and
going back found the headless trunk
Of Mr.. iodine laying upon the barn
floor. He leaves 9 family.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
NEW JERSEY.

TRENTON. y. j., November f.
From getqrps received from the vari-
Gus counties throughout the State,
there Is no DOUBT but that the Re-
pnblicans achieved az oyerg helming
victory at the election yesterday.
The success they met with 10 the
Assembly districts of Essex and
Hudson cornties surprised even the
most sahgaine members Of the party.
In the former county eight oct OF
ljpe Assemblymen are Republican,,
and il the latter (which was always
considered a Democratic stroagholdj
six out of eight Assemblymen wos.
ship 81 the same political altar. In
the language OF 80 enthusiastic Re
publican. This is ALMOST pnnre.
edepted-perfectly astonishing" In
Essex county Patrick Doyle, the
father of the Catholic Protectory bill
which caused the defeat of the Dem
ocrats. vas beaten By his Republican
competitor, Maregs 5. Richards, by a
majority foyer 200. Mr.. Doyle had
q h~,sjo'iiy Of 9ls last yea. For
voting in favor OF tGst alegsgre Mr..
Harrington, in Gloucester county,
Messrs. Cary and Mcdonald, in Hud-
son; Mr.. Wyckoff, 10 Warren; Mr..
Ven Clsef in Middlesex, aud Mr..
Blanche, vic rsa for Senator in
Unioa. were told 10 stay 81 kepe.n
Mr.. foumuus ~ss defeated by tlc
Catholic vote la Trenton Tor Fcling
against that measure.
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Republican ReioieinEs in Washing
ton.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. NoYeJ

WASHINGTON, D. c., November G.
A hundred guns were fired this
evening by the Republicans in honor
Of the political victories Of last Tues
day. \ procession was formed and
proceeded to the Executive Mansion.
where they sereaaded the President,
who, from the front Of the portico, ac-
knowledged the compliment as fol-
lows:
GenHemeH-I am very glad to
meet you Ga this occasion, aud to con-
graduate you on SO good & cause for
rejoicing to the entire country over
the elections of last Tuesday. While
The Republican majorities were not
great, they were sufficient to accom-
plish the purpose. The rag baby"
has been entirely suppressed, and the
people now know what kind Of mon
ey they are to have in the future,
and / think we have an assurance
that the Republicans will control this
Government for at least four years
longer.
Three cheers were then given for
the President, three cheers for bard
money, and three cheers for the Pres
ident's school policy. The procession
then proceeded to the residence of
the Secretary of the Navy. 1t was
there announced that Mrs Robson
returned thanks for the sereuade to
the secretary, who was absent from
the city. Ex-Governor Shepherd
next serenaded, and made a
spepch
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The INDIAN Country.

OMAHA, Neb., November 6.-An
official telegram to the headquarters
of the department of the Platte,
from fort Fetie.man, Wyoming
Territory, states that sixty lodges o.
Arrapahoes and ten Of Cheyenaes,
under Black Coat, passed about 20
miles north Of that post today en-
route to Powder river to hunt and
remain oil winter. BLACK Coat came
into Fort Eetterman and professed
the most peaceful intentions. He re,
ports forty more lodg,s of Arrapahoes
at Pumpkin Butte, waiting to join
him.
An immense prairie fire has been
raging since October 18th in the
roigbOofhool o.. CAN'T. Pollock's
camp'in The foothills On the North
Laramie. He reports that the FIRE
commenced near the head of Beaver
Greek, ana burned eltigely around
his camp, depriyipg him of all
CHANGE to cut hay or grass. The
grass on both sides Of the road all
The way to Fort Laramie is burned
of, % IL is also on the road to Red
Cloude, as far as Buffalo gap. The
fire is still burning 10 the direction
of Spring Castle. Cen. Pollock
brought in to Fort Laramie seven
teen unauthorized persons found in
the Black Hills, and Lieut.. Helaney
brought IN ten more yesterday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

ST. EOuis whisky Cases.

ST. LOUIS, November 6.-Col. E.
r. Chapman, head Of the Stamp Blu
reau at Washington, who, with Gen
eral Lucien HaDley, made the inves-
legations which resulted in the seiz-
ures of distilleries and r~ectifying
houses here during the past summer,
has arrived here to assist in prepar-
ing the whisky cases which are to
come up during the next term of the
United States Court. Though many
of the accused have put in IA plea of
guilty, it is still necessary to put in q
certain amount of evidence, that the
judge can intelligently sentence the
delinquents.
Col. Chapman states that any
amount OF testimony is in the bands
of the Government, more than Il will
be necessary to produce, especially
In the cases in which the accused
have pleaded guilty. 1t is also
stated that overtures have been made
at Washington in behalf of some Of
the guilty men, Offering a surrender
of all they possess OF condition that
the Government will not press the
criminal part Of the proceedings.
These oyer;ures, it is asserted, have
been received with no disposition to
consider them. The Grand Jury
adjourned this noon till Monday,
without presenting aDy new indict-
ments to the courts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

We sun up the victories OF last
week as follows: In Pennsylvania
we have swept the State with a ma
of over fourteen thousand. In
New York, which went Democratic
last wear by $4,000, we lose the State
ticket by a small majority, but Sc
cure both Houses Of the Legislature
by large majorities, thus securing an
honest re-aistricting of the State, and
giving US be fruits of a most sub
stantial victory. In New Jersey,
where there was no State ticket TO
elect, the Republicans have an over
whelming majority in the popular
vote. have carried both branches OF
the Legislature, which was largely
Democratic last year, and thereby
secure a Republican L. S. Senator.
In Massachusetts, which went Dem
ocratic last wear, we elect a Republi-
can Governor and q heavy majority
in the Legislature. la Wisconsin
we secure a Republican Governor
and a majority in the Legislature,
and in Minnesota also a Republican
Governor and Legislature. Mary
land and Mississippi went Demo
cratic
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Public officers Arrested for Kidnar-
ing,

MEMPHIs, November 5.-Recorder
Winters today bel3g. J. aud A. NJ.
Smith each in $1,000 bond to en-
swer the charge of attempting to
kidnap Jos. N. Tighe, who was az
rested by them on a warrent from
Governor Porter, on . requisition
from the Governor of Ohio, to an
swer The charge Of obtaining goods
under false preienses. The RECORDER
held them in accordance with the
section Of the code which says, IF
any person by color Of bis Office,
wilfully oil %eurrup,ly cypress any
person. under pretense Of acting in
his oAciol capacity, be shall be pun
ished by q enc not exceeding $1,000,
or imprisonment in the coqnty Jail
exceeding o0a rear"
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MARYLAND AND MISSISSIPPI

Maryland goes Democratic as
usual. Baltimore city gives Carroll
1900, which will swamp the major
tiles for Harris outside Of the city.
Dispatches from Baltimore say that
Tuesday was a carnival of riot,
bloodshed, fraud and villainy gener-
ally. 4 reign Of terror excited
throughout the city, and the "roughs"
and plug uglies" holding supreme
control at the polls. The american
says the entire majority for Carroll
is fraudulent, the result Of DELHI
crate ballot-stulfing and false count
ing.
Carroll, Washington, and Frede-
rick counties were carried by the Re-
publicans.
Mississippi is republican by $4,000
m~ajority on a fair and full vote. On
Tuesday it went Democratic, the
colored voters largely failing to vote,
through intimidation.
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WISCONSIN.

MILw AUKEE, November S.-Re-
turns from the remote towns that
have been received to-day are gener-
ally unfayorable 10 the Republicans
1t will require an official canvass to
determine the result absolutely.
Ludington, the Republican candidate
for Governor, is probably elected by
about 1000 majority. The rest OF
the Republican ticket is probably de-
feated. The complexion of the Leg
islatiye is in doubt. A private de-
spatch from Madison states that the
Republicans there concede the elec-
ton of the Democratic State ticket
with the exception of Governor, and
a Democratic majority in the Legis-
lature. Returns received here, how
ever, indicate the success Of the Re-
publican State ticket, except perhaps,
Baltz for Treasurer, and Graham for
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
aud a Republican majority in the
Legislature.
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Men Killed by the Limited Mail.

i fatal accident occurred Saturday
evenIDg pear Roup's Station, on the
Pennsyivania Railroad. Christopher
Lutz AID two others, eli pioyed as
trackmen at that point, attempted to
board tie Brinton accommodation,
going kast, which left the Tpion
Depot at sol P. NJ, and Entz, who
vas pehipi TIE others, aud on the
track %tfarefsea by westward hound
trains, heard the whistle Of the
mall. He made an attempt to get
out Of the way, but before be could
20 SO tie train was upon him, the
siriaing sad throwing him
several feet from the track. killing
him Instantly. The DECEASED came
to this city from Cleveland about
two months ago. The Coroner en-
psnHeleS ajgry sad viewed the body.
aud the testimony will be heard to-
morrow evening.
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ORR NEW o LETTER
NsS YORK, November 3, 1875.

NES YORK, November 3, 1875.
THE RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT.
The revival movement in Brooklyn
has been inaugersted by Moody aud
Sankey, and gives every indication
of a great success. The series Of
meetings commenced Sunday morn
ing last, IL the great Skating Rink, in
BROOKLYN, which has been fitted up
for that purpose. 1t gas sight 20
( see the crowd that came THAI SDQday
morning. The ferries from New.
York were crowded, the street cars
were loaded, and every possible pub
lie aud private conveyance was charg-
ed to its utmost capacity. The
meeting at the Rink was advertised
at s A. NJ, and the building would
seat 1000. At6 in the morning.
think of the bourl-tbere were not
less than 10000 anxious people
awaiting the opening of the building.
They came in street cars, in carriag-
es, ia wagons OF horseback, in and
on everything that would csrry, and
on foot, and they waited and waited
two long hours. Finally, The doors
opened and the first 1000 found
1000 more stood in the a~isles,
and the crowd outside, augmenting
every mippte, stood on their feet wait
ing and waiting, es though they ex-
pec,ed the roof would ar Of, or that
in some miraculous way they vopld
be enabled TO see and hear Moody
and Sankey. Finally, ofcourse, they
dispersed.
What did thosc who so; seats in
side hear and see? Simply two earn
est honest men, each with 3 gift,
pleading 70 their fellow men to be
men. Dwight l.. Moody, a
strong. earnest man, who be-
that Jesus Of Nazareth came
into the world 10 save sinners-s
plain. anedacated paa-beggiDg and
bis fellows 20 Put their
trust in Him as be has done-a man
without grace. without polish, With
out even good grammar-but a man
whose soul Is permea,ed and filed
with the one idea that without Jesus
Q man must be lost, anc ,Dyss
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Grangers at the centennial.

HARRISBURG, Pa, November e.
The Patrons Centennial Encamp.
ment Association will meet in Pa
trisreh Grange Hall, College block,
on Tuesday afternoon, November
18th. This is made up OF prominent
grangers from all parts Of the United
States. The object of the meeting is
to elect permanent officers. The
Grange encampment is to be located
within ten miles Of the Centennial
next year, and will be arranged for
nearly 10000 people. The States of
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan alone
propose to have Owe 80, 200 farmers
who viii patrouize this enterprise.
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MICHIGAN.

DETROIT, Mich, November s.
Full returns from our city election
show that the Republicans carried
the city on the straight ticket by
about eight hundred majority. Alex
ander Lewis, Democrat, supported
by law and order men and by all
leading Republicans of the city and
by both Republican papers, is elected
Mayor over Thompson by l,6S6
majority. The Democrats elected
the City Attorney and two justices
of the Peace by very small majorities.
Republicans retain control of the
Council by two majority. The re-
suit is a substantial Republican vic
tory and a decisive law and order
triumph. The papers of all parties,
including those which supported
Thompson, agree to-day in pronounc.
ing yesterdays result an emphatic
declaration for closing saloons on
Sunday, aud a decided laying out of
the roughs of our politics.
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a Woman Amputafes Her Husbands
GeE.

The Cleveland, Ohio, Leader OF
Monday tells the following: Yester-
day afternoon a man who, with his
family, lives neal the corner of Will
liams alley and Fountain street, got
into a quarrel with his wife. Both
were intoxicated, but instead of feel
ings happy, it affected them just the
opposite. They tore each others
hair, and raised such o rumpus gen.
orally that the neighbors sent for
some OF the boys At the engine house
to go down and pnt a stop to the dis
turbance. Some of the boys did go
down. but when they got there the
trouble had subsidized. As the sequel
will show, however. it was not 50
peaceful as it seemed. The oma
succeeded in getting her lord aud
master to bed. Her next move was
to get a bottle of C~hlorofrom which
was near at hand, and administer
Il GOss to her husband, which made
him wholly oblitiduS TO what was
going ca around him. The next act
a TO procure On old saw, with
which she proceeded to 90 a job Of
surgery that would put a profession
al surgeon to blush. Beginning at
the lover end OF the mans leg. she
saving until sbs had sey-
cred that useful a~ppendage in twain.
He, totally unconscious of what
going on, slept OF the sleep of
the Innocent while she, after the
job was done, looked on, watching
bis hood flow. The neighbors out
wind Of whst wge going on
the house, aud rashed 10 ia
to stop the bleeding but at
Iast aGsoglts i was a question
whether the man would iivs o. not"
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1T is in order now for Alex. Ne
Ciure 90 nominate the next Demo-
cratic candidate for President. He
helped that party to Greeley, gave it
Pershing for Governor, aud still has
Curtin in reserve. Last week dis
posed OF Allen and Tilden, and q
score Of minor aspirants. Isn't it in
order now to meDtion Curtin? Col.
Mcclure has the floor.
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whisky Frauds i'm st. Loais.

ST.. LOUIS. Nov. 4.-The Gio5e
(deh), referring 70 the indictments
found Yesterday by the United States
grand jury against psominent ,eiti-
zeus for implication ia whisky frauds,
connects with them William Mckee.
he principal proprietor of that pa
per, and Constance Mcguire, late
United States intetna, Eerenue col
lector of this district. 1t says ar.
Mckee is ready for trial, and tina;
g,ay rely upon bis full and
complete vindicatioa when the ques-
ton of his guilt or innocence is made
an issue in court. ~
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The Ha=ing Court Martial.

ANNAPOLIS, November THE
Court martial trial of naval cadets
aeecssd OF hising, has concluded is
duties and been discharged. As AZ
ready krQwn, two were dismissed
and Two permitted to remain subject
to certain penalties and restrictions.
The remaining east of Thomas
dickinson, appointed from kentupky,
was disposed Of Friday, by his dis
missal from TIE school in accordance
with the recommendation of the
court. The cOlored cadet, Henry Il.
Baker, has also been dismissed from
the Academy by the Secretary of the
Navy, at the request of the Superin-
Lenqens % tie Aavai $4,000,
80 - 9 q
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Infant Trapeze Performer and his
Father Arrested at the Instance of
Nr. BcrGh.

During the matinee performance
yesterday at the Tivoli Theatre,
Eight street, Superintendent Jeu-
kius, Of the Society for the Proven
lion Of Cruelty 20 Children, accom-
panied by Officers Fields aud Evans.
Of Mr.. Bergh's society, raided upon
the stage and arrested the little child
trapeze performer known as Leo.
The wee acrobat, who IS about six
years old, vas in the act Of walking
tight rope, with a balancing pole,
at the time Of the raid.
When it became known what the
of the whole affair was, the
audience gave expression Of their sat
isfaction aud sympathy in a burst of
applause. Leo aud his reputed
We're taken into custody, placed
in a coach and driven to the resi-
of Justice Douohue, in East
Sixtv-ffth street. The vibrant for
the arrest had been obtained from
Donohue, and Mr.. Bergh was
himself on hand in the body of tie
theater to witness its execution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

THE Somerset Democrat last week
promised to give its readers in this
issue 'lots and gobs" Of good news
Of Democratic victories in the States
voting, when it went to press. 1t
pains US TO announce that the health
Of the editor of that journal, impair
ed by causes too tedious to mention,
will prevent the fGlfllment Of his
promise, and therefore his patrons
will have to seek the good news in
our columns, where they will find
"lots and gobs" Of it. 1t is not pre-
cisely the kind of news he promised
them, not exactly news of Democrat
ic victories, but under the trying cir
cumstances Of the case, got up in q
great hurry to supply bis omission,
it Is the very best we can do for
them. We hope they will appreci-
ate our desire to please, while enjoy
ing the repast. May good digestion
wait upon their appeiites As to
orr unfortunate brother OF the quill,
we hope to soon see him around
again, with bis grave and pleasant
smile, and the bloom of health re-
stored 10 his checks. At present be
is suffering dreadfully with a kind of
general giving away in his ianards,
ard a horrible misery all over. Meth
er ipeeac nor salts and seppa, nor cod
liver or crotoD oil will reach the seat
of the disease. Time alone can
bring healing and comfort on its
wings. Sad, very sad, but the great
giver of Democratic victories can
alone assauge his Ills. The band
will please play Garry me back"
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KANSAS.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, November f.
The Kansas City Times has returns
from &c of the l04 Legislative dis
tricts in Kansas, which show the
election of 80 straight Republicans
and 81 opposition, classed under the
bead of Democrats, Independent and
liefOrmers. Last year only 26 mem
bers went into the opposition caucus,
showing the contest this year had
been considerably closer than then
The Democrats also elect a Senator
in the district where there was a
vacancy, and also elect a District
Judge in Fort Scott District, being
one of three vacancies.
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CHICAGO, November 6.-The
Grand jury yesterday returned a
large number Of indictments agains.
whisky distillers. gaugars aad rectiii-
ers OF this city. Tor alleged violation
of laws. Some Of these
parties are already under bond for
other ofFences- \ number of those
indicted appeared 10 court this morn
ing and gave bonds for their appear
ance to answer the charges. The
amounts Of their bonds ranged from
$4,000 to $4,000. IL is believed
that from fifty to seventy-fye indict-
ments were found, but neither the
number nor the names Of thepersons
are known.