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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
Andrew johnson.

This distinguished son Of Tennes-
see has just been elected by the Leg
islature of that State as the success
or of w. G. Brownlow in the L.
S. Senate. The fight for the posi-
ton was an intensely bitter one. 1t
was johnson against the field, and
the ex-President has triumphed.
Tennessee has unquestionably done
a wise act in thus honoring Mr..
johnson. He is an able man, and
an undoubted patriot, and as such
will make himself felt in the coun-
sells of the Nation. Speaking of
his election, the New York Herald
says:
fIn 1866 he was charged with public
offenses alone, and though we do not
think he was entirely right in his
course, it is now generally conceded that
the imaginary misdemeanors were in fact
official merits. Andrew johnson has
fortunately lived to see his vindication,
and to have it confirmed by his election
to the Senate. Because the American
people know him so we'll, because he
was impeached and bounded as a traitor,
and chained and handcufed by Con-
gress, the contest in the Tennessee Leg
islature possessed a national interest,
and is really a national victory. He is
the best man that Tennessee could have
chosen not merely for herself, but for
the Democracy North and South In
the Senate he will be of far greater use
to the country than he was in the Presi-
dency, for the independence which is
inseparable from his character will have
a better opportunity in duties of legis-
1ation than it could have in those of the
Executive. The Senate needs men who
have the courage to speak the truth, and
besides this Mr.. johnson has probably
profted by time and experience. I'm
usual interest will be felt by the coun-
try in his course in the Senate, and we
earnestly trust that the faults of his
character and errors of his record will
be obliterated and forgotten in the
splendid career of usefulness which his
election to the Senate has opened"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
Another Centennial.

The Pittsburgh Telegraph says:
The people of Mecklenburg county,
North Corolina, have begun to pre-
pare for celebration of Mecklen-
burg Declaration of Independence
of May Goth, 1775. North Caro-
lima was of much greater individual
weight as province, during the
Revolution, than she has recently
been as State. King George
made every effort to secure her al
legiance when the other provinces
were breaking away from him, but
all to no avail. The people of
Mecklenburg county claimed indie
pendence year or more before its
achievement was considered possible
by the representatives of the Colo
nies, and in doing so they only car
ried to logical consequence the res
olutions of the Continental Congress
and of their own Assembly. The
language of the Mecklenburg, de-
elaration, as published in Bancroft's
history, was clear and determined:
''All laws and commissions confirm
ed by or derived from the authority
Of the King or parliament are an
nulled and vacated; all commissions,
civil and military, heretofore grant
ed by the crown to be exercised in the
colonies, are void; the provincial
Congress is. invested with all legis-
lative and executive powers within
the respective provinces, and no
other executive power does or can
exist at this time in any part of
these colonies. AS all former laws
are now suspended in this province,
and the Congress has not yet pro-
yided others, we judge it necessary
for the better preservation of good
order to form certain rules and reg
ulations for the internal government
of this country until laws shall be
provided for us by the Congress"
In accordance with these declara-
tions, Bancroft says that Mecklen-
burg, county, in North Corolina,
was separated from the British En-
pire year or more before the indie
pendence of all the colonies was de-
clared. A Republican form of gov
ernment was established, and Off
GERS attempting to exercise official
powers, conferred by the King or
Parliament were treated as public
enemies. Mecklenburg should GER
tainly celebrate the Centennial an
niversary of such brave events as
these.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

Governor Thomas f. Bramlette mama
ger of the Gift Concerts in aid of the
Public Library of Kentucky, of Louis
Vile in that State, will do us favor not
to tempt us more with advertisements of
that institution. The laws of the State
forbid the publication of such advertise
ments, and do not discriminate between
one of this kind, which is honest and for
good purpose, and shyster concerns. We
know that some one will, on the 27th
February next, bag $250,000, and others
smaller sums; that the drawing will be
scrupulously honest, for Murat Halsted
says, in his paper, the Cincinnati Com
mercial: "They (the managers), are very
particular 10 make the drawings pomp-
ously honest" and that the money will
be promptly paid, as has been the case
in the four preceding ones; but the law
will not allow us to publish their adver-
tisemcnts. Keep them away from us.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
Genreal Burnside Elected in Rhode
Island.

PRovIDENcE, R. l., January 90
When both Houses of the Legislature
met in joint convention to-day, Dixon
withdrew his name as candidate for
United States Senator. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Van Zandt, who had supported
Dixon, then voted for General Burnside,
who was elected on the first ballot, re-
ceiving 62 votes; Barstow, 16; Brown, u,
6; Hart, 3; and scattering.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

DUB RELATIONS WITH SPAIN
There have been numerous attempts re-
Gently to create the impression that there
is no reason to apprehend difficulty
with Spain growing ont of the Virgin
ius affair. The simple fact is, and it is
stated on unGoubted authority, that the
negotiations are in very unsatisfactory
condition, and the aspect of affairs has
grown more serious within the past few
days. The ultimate result, of course,
can not be predicted, but the authorities
here are by no means pleased with mat
ters as they stand.
The attitude of the Administration re-
mains unchanged with reference to Cuba.
has begun to Use influence to prepare
the way for a recognition of the belIig-
erency of Cuba. Fears are expressed
by Congressman best informed as to the
condition of the Presidents mind, that
he will take advantage of the adjourn
ment of Congress to proclaim a policy
which, if now announced, would not be
sustained by the party in Congress. The
theory of the Administration is, that it
is apparent that Spain can not hold
Cuba, and in this it is asserted that
European statesmen coincide. At the
same time the Democratic doctrine of
is not indorsed by the Pres
ident. He simply proposes to accord
belligerent rights TO the Cuban revolu-
tionists. As he has made up his mind
to this, the performance is only ques.
tion Of time.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
The Republican United Stated Sena-

The Republican United Stated Sena-
tor elect from Nebraska, Algernon Sid
ney Paddock, is a native of St. Law
renee county, New York, and is about
forty-four years of age. He is or Puri-
tan ancestry, and distantly related to
Gideon Wells and General and Senator
Sherman. He has been a resident of
Nebraska since 1856, living at Fort Cal
houn few years, from which place he
removed 10 Omaha, where he resided
until last year, when he removed to
Beatrice. He was appointed Governor
of Wyoming in 1868, but withdrew,
there being no appropriation to defray
the expenses of the Territorial govern
ment. Though a Conservative Repub-
lican, Mr.. Paddock is represented to be
iii full sympathy with the party, and
will doubtless act and cooperate with it
in the future. His election was secured
mainly as a compromise between the op-
ponents of the strongest Republican can
didate, General Thayer,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

If your horse is lame, sore or CALLED,
you should use Johnson'ss. s.Anodyne Lini-
ment: Wash the part with CASTLE soap
clotn, then apply the Liniment, rub in
we'll with the hand.
Have the readers of the Press ever
used any of Parsons Purgative Pills? if
not, why not? they are the best family
physic, besides being the greatest anti
bilious remedy there is in this country.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

A PERILoUs ADVENTURE ON THE
RICHMOND CAPITOL BUILDING.-This
morning party of young ladies, escort
ed by two young gentlemen, visited the
Capitol for the purpose of sightseeing.
After visiting the library, the party re-
paired to the top of the building for the
purpose of taking a birds eye view of
the city and surrounding country.
While standing on the platform, erected
for the accommodation of visitors, one
Of the young gents very foolishly pro-
posed to one of the young ladies to get
of Of the platform. The young lady
readily agreed. As soon as the couple
touched the roof, which is an inclined
plane, and being covered at the time
with a thin coating of ice, the young
gents feet slipped from under him, and
he was Immediately sliding rapidly
down, dragging the young lady with
him. Fortunately, in their descent they
came in contract with chimney Just on
the edge of the roof, which saved them
from a horrible death.-[ Richmond
(Va.) News.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

On Tuesnay evening, the 26th inst, at
8 A. M. we'll known broker of New
York will attempt the feat of rising
ten-pound dumb-bell four thousand con-
secutive times with one arm. The lift
ing is TO be from pendent position or
from the level of the shoulder to the
fun upward reach of the arm, and the
average is to be twenty-five times per
minnie. This attempt is to be made to
decide bet Of FIVE hundred dollars a
side. a
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
A Frank Politician to his Constitu-
QnfS

Congressman William! b. Small, u
New Hampshire, has addressed a letter
10 his Republican constituents in the
First district, III which he expresses his
views upon political questions with fear
less frapkuess. The most entertaining
parts oi r..- letter are the following can
did remarks cs,ncerning the party leaders
in the State:
II deem it my duty, however painful
il may be TO me, TO say to you that vou
have at the head of your State Central
Committee, and acting as its Chairman,
man who is unworthy of your conf
dence, and whom You should lose no
time in causing to be removed from his
position. During the war against the
rebellion, when our people were making
such unparalleled sacrifices in men and
money to maintain National existence,
this man was placed in the important
position of Provost Marshal in this dis
trict, and stationed at Portsmouth By
his corrupt practices in that Office he
made a large amount of money, de-
frauding both the soldiers and the Gov
ernment. The proof of this has come
under my observation while serving as
your representative, and l deem 1t my
duty, under the present circumstances,
to bring the matter TO your attention. l
also deem it my duty, in the present
crisis, to say to you that You have in
yaur midst a corrupt political ring,
known as the Court House Ring, and of
which the Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee is chief The leaders
of this ring have held office during
nearly the entire life of the Republican
party. They are still busy with your
politics, endeavoriug in all cases so TO
shape elections as TO further their cor
rupt designs; and failing in that; they
seek to poison public sentiment, and to
thwart the wishes of the people by all
the various devices which political
tricksters understand so well how to
MANAGE -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

In the House of Representative at
Washington, on Tuesday the joint reso-
luton proposing that after the next
election the President of the United
States shall hold his office for a term of
six years, was rejected by vote of 134
yeas to 104 nays, there being less than
two-thirds in the affirmative. The re-
solution was discussed at length by sew
eral prominent members of Congress,
and the third term question was fire.
quently referred to. Both Butler and
Hoar, of Massachusetts, favored the
third term principle, in that they would
conceive a condition of things which
would render an election for third or
longer term necessary.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
COUNTY SEAT QUESTION

and appeal that of justice pco-
pie and demonstrate the feasibility of when that appeal
made Let his audience correspond in size intelligence
lofty Ladies will be admttsd pay
the poor of Somerset paying expenses any
w. II. Darst will act Treasurer,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
Pen Portraits If TiIIOn and Beech
er in Court Hilton.


.Nti4At>l lsf5fdti-i8te t4Eg-s,o AFatt4tEt-
Il Is only iair 10 -ay that Tilton is one
of the most unobtrnsive men in the
whole assembly. lie takes his seat un-
ostentatiously. SAYS very little even to
his counsel, and leans back in his chair
all day with an expression of grave in
terest. He seems. for obvious reasons.
10 have very few friends. In the first
place his OF late preoccupied manner has
attracted no new intimates; and, in the
second place, 10 be cOnspicuously friend
Is 10 Tilton Is 10 be entered, with
double condemnation, upon the tabula
proscriptorum of Plymouth Church.
That black list has strange terrors for
Brooklyn, and some day l may be able
10 show you how tremendous is the en-
ginery of which the levers and starting
bars are in the hands of such an un-
scrupulous pettifogger as Thomas u.
Shearman, who adroitly transfers TO the
service of Beecher all the devices which
he found TO avail during his servitude
to Fisk. Tiiton has eternally lost fear
the promise with the happiness of his
youth He seems to me nothing more
than the incarnation of one enormous
and perfect purpose-vengeance The
fires which have burnt in him have
vitritied him. He is as clear as crystal
All common emotions, all human senses,
seem TO have been purged out of him as
if by flame. After the primeval age
of his ruin has come n glacial period.
He is a thawless mass of ice and, frozen
in the heart of it. is his terrible and un-
speakable hate. The mans face looks
like stage dressed for tragedv-bare
and almost empty, but with a hundred
frightfnl intentions waiting for the bell
10 clang and the sword-play to begin
You catch yourself wondering whether
he eats, whether he drinks, whether he
sleeps as other men do. Something
written in no language, marks him in
the forehead as one whose life has for
some time been arrested, and who when
the necromantic spell that keeps his
blood moving shall have been Withdrawn,
will dissolve into a handful of cold and
harmless ashes. He seems but a specter
"a phantom. doomed, when the end of
this trial shall have been reached, to be
as if, indeed, he never had been; a shad-
owy monster born of and to be buried in
the womb of mystery: the colOrless. pas
sionless, lifeless high priest of Revenge.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

THE PETRIFIED FoREsT.---The
Healdsburgh (Cal.) Flag says: "The
famous petrified forest of Napa county is
eighteen miles from Healdsburgh, by
way of Windsor, and lies just across the
county line The trees are all PROSTATE
and lie scattered quite thickly over an
extent of fifty acres. The proprietor of
the forest has lately been engaged in
digging away the soil and lava from
the partially covered trees. Lewis Face,
of Covington, Ohio, and L. r. Childs,
of Healdsburgh, visited the place this
week, and report that the trees that have
been unearthed far surpass in size any
that have heretofore been discovered.
One fragment, that appears to have been
redwood, measured eleven feet in diam
e,eF, and sixty-seven feet long. The
tree must originally have been 200 feet
IN length. Numerous other specimens
ranged from eight to eleven feet in di-
ameter."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
A Child's Terrible Dream Verified.

[Grom the Lawrence (Kan.) Standard, Jan. 20 J
A very sad occurrence took place at
Clinton yesterday morning, the particu-
lars of which we learn from DR.. E. G.
Macy, who happened to be near at the
time. Mr.. James brooks, who is Cons
table of that township, has family OF
nine very promising children. Among
them were two little boys, one aged sew
en- and the other five years. Yesterday
morning Mr.. Brooks was standing by
the stove with his children around him.
He had a revolver in his pocket, OF
strapped around him, which by some
means became discharded and fell. The
pistol struck the stove in the fall, and
one barrel was discharged, the ball pass
ing through the body ofthe little five
year-old child and into the body of the
other. The ball struck the youngest
child near the navel, and, passing
through the body, came out near the
spinal column, producing death in a
short time. After passing through the
youngest child, the ball entered the
body of the oldest boy above the hip,
and passed into the abdomsp, where it
lodged. The oldest boy may recover,
although seriously injured. The ball
had not been extracted this morning.
The boy that was killed was remarka-
bly, bright little fellow, and the sad ac-
cident has overwhelmed tie family with
distress.
THIS most remarkable part of this sad
affair remains to be told. The night
before the accident, the Oldest boy, after
being put to bed upstairs, awoke in a
great fright, and came down. He told
his father that neighbor's boy calling
him by name) had shot him and his lit
tie brother, and that his brother died,
but he did not The little fellow was
dreaming, but he was SO much fright
ened that he would not go to his bed a
gain, 90 his father took him in his own
bed to pacify him, where he slept the re-
mainder of the night.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

Too much money is being spent in
small and costly churches in Boston,
Boston Neirs.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
ur Local Interests. .

His Lecture will be prepared
with great care and labor, and
his aim will be to rekindle the
same flame of devotion to "Our
Local Interests, which lit up
the pathway to success in our
railroad campaigns. He will
not hesitate to assert, among
other topics, the right and duty
of our people to demand a vote
on the
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

A fine lot Of mems and boys shoes, of
the latest style, just received by Walker
& Russell.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
SHORT POSTPONEMENT - DAY
FIXED-FULL DISTRIBUTION.
EIRST GRAND GIFT CONCERT
Montpelier Female Humane Asso-
citation,
1T ALEXANDRIA, Va.
MARCH 80, 1874.
LIST OF GIFTS.
AIS Cash Gifts, amounting to.......-si, ,OOo, ,OOC
NUMBER OF TICKETS, 100000.

NUMBER OF TICKETS, 100000.
PRICE or TICKETS.
holf $1,000
1000
luhT 900
flsnlhs OF elch coupon =. 80
- AiShe'e Aui -luU-pu
The MOdntpciier Humane Association, char
tered by the Legislature Of Virginia and the
Circuit Court Of Orange CO., proposes by a grand
Gift Concert TO establish and endow Home for
the Old, lnhrm, and Destitute Ladies Of Nirgin-
Ia, AZ Montpelier, the former residence OF presi-
dent James Madison.
Cows OFFICE, EfCH2oSD, July 2, 1874
II affords me pleasure to say that I am well
acquainted with large majority uf the officers
Of the q ountpelier Female Humane Association,
" ho reside In the vicinity Of my home and
attest their intelligence and their worth aud
public confidence, influence and substantial
means literally represented among them.
JAMES l.. KKMPER, Gov. Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 8. 1S7I.-
commend them as gents Of honor and integrity
and fully entitled 10 the confidence Of the pub
lie.
II. W. Hughes, L. s Judge Eastn Dist of Va
Further references by pcrmission. His Excel
lency Gilbert &. Walker, Ex-Governor Of Va
Hon Robert +. Withers, Lieut-tiov ~ Ma. and
u. 5. Senator elect; Senators and Members Of
Congress from Va.
Remittances for tickets may he made by ex-
press, prepaid, Post-ofiice money-order on Wash
ington, u. G., or by registered letter
For full particulars, testimonials &c send for
circular. Address
Hon. JAMES BARBOUR,
Pres't ". +. II. A., Alexandrg "a Va
Reliable agents wanted everywhere.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29
BEECHER.

Mr.. Beecher has had time to outgrow
his righteousness, and, either because of
the denominations of his counsel, or the
influence of his 'trde inwardness," hard
ly ever smiles. On the contrary, he sits
gloomily erect most of the time; his
wife, silent ana apathetic, at his side
The phalanx to-day, though numerical
ly strong, was not so demonstrative as
usual. Judge Porter's melancholy fas-
co of the day before seemed sorely to de-
press the faithful. They talked in whis
pers, and not with the irrepressible gar
rulity that generally makes them con-
spicuous. Even Caldwell, boutonniere
and all was affected by the general de-
spondency. 1t is true that they grew a
triile brisker when Tracy delivered him
self of his statement" but, when the
Generals heroic attack on the witness
produced no more substantial result
than did the exertions of Judge Porter,
even the devout children of Plymouth
relapscd into sulky state of disappoint-
ment.
Beecher's unwholesome redness looks
to me like dreadful menace Of apo
plexy. The slightest personal alIusion
to himself, during the proceedings, in
variably deluges his face with blood.
ous irritation, and the veins upon his
forehead dilate TO the very point of rup-
ture. Once to-day ! was alarmed by
his fearful appearance. His throat and
neck were Just as crimson as his cheeks,
and his heart kept pumping the danger
Gus flood into his brain, until thought
to see him complete the tragedy of fall
ing out of his chair dead. Whether
these acute congestions will not be ag-
gravated by his helpless and terrible
condition in the witness-chair, am not
learned enough to declare. To my laic
judgment, the possibility of a death
blow that will tear the flaments of his
brain and smite him with the stroke of
paralysis does not seem too remote TO he
conjecturable One day last week his
ply ysician, Dr. Jewett, whose knowledge
of cerebral disorders is profound, sat
close to his patient with an anxious
frown upon his face, ard l think l may
pronounce him just anticipative of such
an end for Mr.. Beecher as / am myself.
Those sudden and vertiginous hush9s
have meaning which it does not take
experience to discover
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

The Tilton-Beecher trial is drag
ging its slow length along, with lit
tie prospect of an early termina-
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-29

the people Of Somerset and vicin-
ly reduced prices, all goods in his
FIRST-CLASS quality, embra-
The Osceola times., 1875-11-06
Your MOther-in-LaW.

Treat your motaer-in-law as you would
your own mother; don't let her feel
that she is a stranger in her sons
house. You ought to love her for tn,
good husband she has given you.
Don't be jealous of the afiectionatc at
tention he shows her; remember how
well she has earned it. Your hus
bands heart would be a poor, con
tracted one, if it could not find room
for wife and mother. Help him love
and cherish her. Think of the vacant
chairs around her hcarthstone-of the
voices she misses that used to make
melody in her heart. 1t will be but
for a little while; and when her work
is accomplished, when her work i,
over, and the shrivcled hands are foldec
meekly upon that bosom on which you
husband has wept out his childish sor
rows, comforted by those now silen
lips, it will be the sweetest joy to you
heart if you can say, She was to M
as Naomi was to her as Ruth