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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
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Ureat DestFuettoa % COtiOu.

SAVANNAH. Ga, Nov. IA verv
large fire in tbe depot cotton ys.d o.
TIE Georgia Central Railroad pas to-
nisht destroyed one warehouse,
twenty empty cars, and about one
thousand bales of cotton. The FIRE
is 7tii burning, with the wind high
and in the direction of some ten
thousand bales more. The vhite and
colored people are working shcaider
20 shoulder u save Jao cotton. The
Ere has been burning sjnce go
O'Clock this ~evenirg
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
cHE CENTENNIAL
COunt % visitors Fi~ufShed-Thc 1cfaI
for six AOntss s~9.57S.

PHILADELPHIA, November d.
The Department Of Admission TO the
Centennial Exhibition bas just Huish-
ed the count Of the vIsiturs to the
grounds on Friday last, The closing
day, ald lhns completed the othcia!
rec3.d of admissions during The sx
months extending from MAY 10 TO
November 10 The Exhibition was
open enc hundred and hily-nine days.
During that tine ;be paid admissions
we're 5000, 325. The free admissions
were ~I,7SJ,O53. To-4i admissions,
9, TS9,3TS. The total receipts we're
S3,8I3, 1915. TIE average daily
total admi s.0ns were Gloss. The
average daily receipts were So, 935.-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

HAVING stuffed ballot-boxes and
lntimidated voters, the Democrats
now howl for an "honest count"
Does an "honest count" include the
count o! votes dishonesty polled ?
AD honest election is about as impor-
tant as an honest count.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

IT Is held to be an ~inalienable
Democratic right to stuff ballot-boxes
and intimidate Republicans, and then
claim that the manufactured MAORI
ties shall be counted as legitimate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

TEE Lewiston (Maine) Journal in-
sists that o leading Democrat Of that
city received a dispatch from a lead
ing Democrat in Boston 10 II is effect:
I'VE have got votes enough to elect
TILDEy, but we can't End them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

CHARLESTON. November IA
special despatch ~ the Netcs and
Courier received at 800 o'clock p.
NJ, says that a colored Democrat
was severely beaten by Radical ne
groe5 in Lawtonyiile, ia The upper
part of Beaufort county The trial
justice issued a warrant for the ar
rest Of the offenders, and Eve we're
arrested by the constable aud posse.
These. on returning With tn prison.
ers last hight, were attacked by &
body OF armed negroes, two Of the
white constables Killed end the pris
oners rescued. The Sheriff of the
county is now on bis way 10 Law
tonvilio. kilograms from Vernvili
state that the ne ,roes, 1000 il num-
Der, are armed. are sJ S,aiiOrd'5
Cross Roads, near LovEongiile.
swearing vengeance On every white
man in the county
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

HAYES majority over TILDEN in
Ohio is 1910. TILDEY has 10000
less majority in New York than be
received in that state two years ago
for Governor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

ALet4lllbl rum tutiA wv quit
II persistent, mendacious lying is
to settle the question, who was elect
ed President 90 the 18th inst, we will
be compelled to concede that TILDEY
is the successful man. Starting out
with the claim that AT least three
fourths OF the states cast their ballots
for the Democratic electors, the lead
ers Of that party have, as the returns
came 10, abandoned them one by one,
until they have at last settled down
to the admission that they have only
lSf votes certainly. for their candid
ate, which is Just one too little to elect
him. For q week they pe~rsistently
claimed Florida, Louisiana and South
Carolina, bat they have at last been
compelled TO abandon all hopes of the
latter, and are now just as determin-
edly insisting that they have the two
former, when they well know, that in
truth and fact, a majority Of the hon.
est legal votes in both, have been
cast for HAYES and WHEELER.
Apart, however, from the pertina-
cious claiming of two States which
they know they have fairly lost, they
have resorted to the most outrageous
system Of lying, through means Of
the telegraph, that the world has
ever witnessed, hoping thereby to de-
ceive the public, and distract atten-
ton from their ihieving efforts to
steal the votes of two sovereign
States from the Republican candid
ates. Thus. they t~elegrapbed, and
had published all over the country.
that Secretary CHANDLEK had tele-
grapbed to Governor KELLOGG that
Louisiana must be carried for HAYES,
and that KELLOGG had given assur-
ance that it would be so counted.
Next they telegraphed that Senator
had sent q dispatch from
Florida admitting that that State bad
voted for TILOEN beyond all doubt.
Then they circulated by telegraph
that Governor IRyIs, % California,
had dispatched the authorities at
Washington that he would never sign
certificates for the HAYES electol 5
that State, because they had
been elected by fraud and then fol-
a dispatch from McCLELLAND,
chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee of this State, alleg-
ing that Eg-State Treasurer MAcKEY
and Secretary of State QyAF had
been sent by the Secretary or War,
(Mr. CANERoN,) to buy up the re-
turning board in Florida for HAYES.
Secretary CHANDLER, Senator COso-
YER, Governor IRWIN and Chairman
McCLELLAND have each and all of
them positively denied ever sending
any such dispatches; but still, the
lies have answered the purpose of
the hozr. and with unblushing seren-
ity new lies are hourly and daily is
sued by TIE same Democratic leaders
and journals and are sown broadcast
b. telegraph throughout theIand And
this is the party that nearly stole into
power through a hypocritical cry for
honesty and reform ~ Forgery,
iraa6, lying, intimidation and force,
are the instruments by which they
hoped to succeed. The country
stands appalled, at the narrow escape
it made from falling into the power
Of the infamous that stole the
livery of Heaven to serve the devil
in.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

Lo'1sFi-LE Noecmher 10 -iaa.es
T. HsrFev. bose a,urde. Na4 te,e
s.dghed IT1m Memphis d iea dars
since, left Louisville 10 response 10
.teiegrams lror Evans DE CD come
there aud accept Nofk He wss PEI!
egr&rhed 20 CON 10 Austin. Miss.
whittier De- Heut On getting e thc
boat he was asked hg three men IL
hIa uatne NaS Harvey. ana ai au-
s~efiBg yes es- Sided H- family
here nave uu idea as o. who telt-
graPoed him. and are osoyiGi9u that
be was sent .5r % be murdered
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

Reelected; members OF former
Congress, bat not prssen. members;
Elected 10 Oil vacancy ecca-ioned
by the resignation of Judge keten-
I'M, q gain on present delegation.
Republicans, l6; Democrats. H..
Present deIegation-Be2ublica1s 10:
Democrats L
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

Western Ii--r.s: oI Pe1us-tstsfl -
-4atlgrru le1.st day aiB-t. &. u.I.sl'
eNnitrs--H l-rslr -iNcs L.t.. o." his Ju-
lointmeut az fss Knee of Itul0lph e Btizer ali
l"al fHc-s'n re t-siuI. county Slmsrgar. aui
ate Of Perusylrauli WITHIN -nii District. vito
h1re been q .. Zei ulukrup.s upon tiair own
iett1rL We utetrrr CeUr 1fefii District.
kItE q. BTGHAN.
ua-Li ..t--+.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
conxrrs-mea l,scs.a

The Following Congressman were
elected il Pennsylvania.
l.. Chapman Freemeo. r.
> Charles O Mel. Il.
3. Samuel !. Randall. D.
I. Wm. y Kelly. r.
>. Alfred c. Harmer. r IT,
g. William Ward. Z.
:. Abel Rambo. H.
s. Hester Clymer. D.
9. A. Herr Smith, r.
10 Samuel \. Briggs. D+
II Francis d. Collins. D.
Il. Il f Wright, ID fq.
W. II Stanton, Df
Is James B. Kelley, D.
IA. John W. Killinger. r.
Is. Z. Overton, L. q
lG. John / Mitchell, r.
Il. jacob VI Campbell. r. q
IS Nm. 5. Stenger, D
10. Levi Mash, D..
20. /. A. Mackey, D
Il. jacob Turney, D.
% Russell Erre.t, K. a.
%. 7. NJ. Bayne, r. q
y ". 5. Shallenberger, Il.
-. Harry White, X. q
%. j NJ. Thompson. L. + q
-. L. +. Watson, Il q.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Tg Cincinnati EPaEIT TinE.


lsen eriuG the Tlirrg-thirl yearufi ts ezis5ca-e.
with 70 National Character aud iDlucuce secoHt -l
no ether f-per. Its patrons eve ot all parties Goo
politics aii sect iH religion. alI rlas-ss In society.
sa1 ri every state And ferrICy on th- AmCr,csu
Continent. It's contents age laau,gt tprhs want
ami tastes Of Oh.
IS Eiit0Titi- an tli questions t.utt alee- fhe
wrilure I'd NE people trtH- nlth4l- arr candle J-l
liberal 10 tons. brief and racv in -l e. and
MT Intentionally offensive % ans class Of estl-
egs.
It's Letters from TIE people. describing tlr
merits eG their several lacIhfies as places % resi-
a"n'e. especially in tiia Spu b an Far W-rt. ars
luvaiiti'ie 10 perflus booking "a .or new home
As original one ana Ga variety o.. NksrLcH
ant ESSAYS iFQl Iof.-iaf Uritcl, orc gisen e Ell
~ lul.le-
IL nafset KeGa,ts i~ueislinS L,rc Stocs au,
sriu Qafi1t!ols irur the truciFai ffiVpHaE end
r~c~eirire paiuts. are Always rcii bic.
its Hgricuiturli det artmeut j. e1uiue-i av 20
gentleman 70. experience ia TINT ..ttti0u. int
Vitt ua earnest desire tnhenchi tac Farmer.
The ysaths Department IS go pHHr tr wi.s tt-
-hIircn- th1- they write 0rlt. E they lu nDt -rr
q
Every Patc,r :, the Weekly -i-.s
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

AUGUSTA, GA, November IA
posse of six mea were sent oGt by
Trail Justice MuiiigGG near Law
tonviile, 5. C., yesterday, 10 arrest u
party OF negroes for beating Is color
ed man. After the arrest was made
the posse was surrounded by an
armed body Of blacks, and TWO whites
named William Shooman and
Abe Deloach, we're shot. ShComau's
body was found this morning with
his head chopped open.
RUMoRs OF ANOTHER CONFLICT.
CHARLESTON, November IA
later, but unconfrmed. despatch
from StaGord's Cross Bosds saws
there was a dght there yesterday,
lasting until dark, between twenty
seven whites and three hundred we'll
armed negroes. No negroes are re-
ported hurt. twenty-five citizens ar
rested under the Enforcement act
were brought into Aiken from The
section this morning
No additional Trustworthy parucu-
lars o. the affair az StatfOrc's Cross
Roads have been received up 10 9:l5
7. NJ, except that only two cOnsta-
bles, De Leach and Shooman, made
the arrest Of the FIVE negroes, and
that early to-day dispatches were sen
the line OF the Port Royal aud
Savannah and Charleston Railroad
for help, which help Is -aid to
been sent
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The Somerset Herald.
w HOLD TpE FoRr

wEpEsDAY- Novemssrs 1873.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22


One by one the Democratic roses
fade. 1t IS settled By a count of the
ballots that South Carolina voted for
HAYES. 10 q couple OF days the same
news will come up from Florida, and
already the Democrats are trying to
break their fall by conceding that
Louisiana viii also be counted" for
HAYES.
Fraud Fraud You re anoth-
er-Fraudl Fraud, IS the stock in
trade Of Democratic editors aad street
corner politicians, ever since they be-
gan to realize the fact that TTLDEN's
fancied election was endangered. 1t
is a well known axiom Of the law
that fraud is " to be presumed,
bat must be proven y and yet, before
the canvassing boards had met in
either of the three doubtful" states,
before they had taken the oath of
Office or arranged for business, comes
the cry from Democratic throals,
fraud, fraud,,-not that we have
been cheated, but you are going to
cheat us ~ Is Mt the omniscience Of
these pure patriots most wonderful =!
Mark you, these boards only assem-
bled on Friday and Saturday last,
and yet for a week previous, the air
was thick with charges that frauds
we're to be perpetrated by them. And
whence comes this cry? From a
party Itself leprous with fraud, COW
cred with the scars of former iEfam-
les, from the crown Of its head to the
-soles Of its feet q pilloried, fostering,
foetid cheat. Its candidate the man
charged BY HORACE GREELEY with
carrying his state for SEYMOUR in
1872, by the most shameless frauds /;
its only hope OF winning in the late
contest by having sraudulently secu-
red the votes Of Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia and other southern states ;
and its only remaining chance being
based on the hope Of carrying the
three doubtful" states by a count Of
the votes there secured by fraud.
This is the party whose eyangelists
arc so m%endaeionsly crying fraud in
all the highways Of the nation. 1t is
the Old cry Of stop thief" to divert
attention from their WI guilt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
DISPATCHES TO EcEPgBEE-
CAN EEAD4gARTEOS.

ALL THREE DOUBTFUL STATES CLAIM
ED.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

PARIS, Nov. l6-It is reported
that Austria contemplates . partial
mobilization of her army.
There is reason 10 believe that
Russia viii call il next years contin-
gent Of the recruits, numbering
POO. goo Immediately, instead Of walt
lag until April the usual. time. IL is
announced that the first military train
Of 10000 men leaves S.. Petersburg
for kIschenof TO day.
The GoioS states all railway COM
panles in Russia are ordered 10 place
their lines at the absolute disposal OF
The government.
LONDON, Nov. lG.-The Times
dispatch from Paris says it is an
noupced that Lord Derby IS on The
point of addressing a protest 10 the
various powers against the mobIilZa-
uon of the Russian army.
Tine Vienna correspondent of the
ines says "Advices from the Rus
sian Frontier that freight
traffic on TIE railway lines from the
Polish frontier southwaId, mas been
stopped, the roads being required for
the transportation of military stores
Large hospitals ere being establish
ed. aud all the physicians in South
Russia have been invited 10 enter the
army.
Turs ey is also preparing. She in
tends 10 concentrated Eve army
corps " 10, 900 men each in Bulgaria,
and VIII merely have sufficient meD
10 MAINTAIN the defense on the side
of Servia and Montenegro.
Four English officers Of he Royal
Engineers have been engaged by the
Porte 10 superintend the strengthen
ing and aiming of The fortresses Of the
Danube
\ contract has been signed for
provisioning Widdin fdr eight months,
for a garrison Of II 900 Mel The
armament of Widdin is complete. l.
consists Of sixty large Krupp gus
and e~igbtv-fYe pieces of smaller cali
Der. The danube aotila has been
reinforced. The arsenal at Constan-
tinop,e is 5riskly engaged fitting out
a aeet. 4 military train Of l,20l
wagons IS being formed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
tal..-....----...15si TotaI..-.-........ s5
f VOTE OF THE SOUTH
For HAYES TIr.nFN
FOR y ES.
Bioodshed in south Carolina.

ro,ai............ 70 Total .....
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16
HUmOrs Of the Ostrich.

Like every other created thing the
ostrich appears to have somewhere or
other iu his minute brain q latent sense
of humor. At least it is very difficult
otherwise to account for the habit of
dancing attributed to him by observers,
on grounds which, according to Mr..
Heller, of Graham's Town, are amply
sufficient.
This gentleman thus describes a scene
he witnessed in an ostrich inclosure/ be-
longing to MIR. Douglas, of Hilton, a
farm about twelve miles from Graham g
Town Out of the inclosure given up
to the exclusive use of this polygamous
family of three, we entered through a
locked gate into large inclosure OF
paddock, in which were fifty-eight one
and two-year-old birds. They all looked
exceedingly we'll, and though they do
not dance, they seemed full of life.
They do sometimes favor the spectators
with dance, and it is one of the fun
niest of all the freaks or habits of ami
mails that evidence sense OF the Joke
ful we ever beheld.
We once saw some twenty nearly full
grown birds waltzing together. They
begun with sort Of siding, slow revo
luton on their toes, moving their wings
gently up and down, and presently they
seemed to get intothe spirit of the thing
without the aid of any fiddler that We
saw, and spun around at a rate thai
would have astonished any one but {
dancing dervish. In dancing they
swept round aud round without eve
coming into contact with each other.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16
The Chinese.

The commissioners who are taking
testimony in California as to the Chi
nese mainly hear expressions of local
prejudice but in Col. Hollister, one of
the most extensive farmers in the State,
they secure witness on the other side.
He said : 81 do not think there are half
enough Cinnamon in the State. ] am
il favor of letting ell come that will.
] believe that in the cities the savings
banks have larger deposits from labor
ing men in proportion than in any other
State. In the country most of the earn
ings OF the white laboripg men go down
their throats in whisky. The honesty
and sobriety of the Chinese are SO ex-
emplary that have serious thoughts of
becoming a pagan myself. The Chi
nese are generally healthy, and work to
the full extent of their ability. They
shame our own people in habits of
cleanliness. / never met with Chinf :
man who desired to become o citizen,
but there is no reason why they would
not make as good citizens as any other
class of foreigners. Among the farmers
generally there is o strong feeling in
favor Of the Chinese. They are doing
most " the farm work In ell parts Of
ths atAte,'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16
United States Finances.

The annual report of the comptroller
OF the currency Of the United States
shows the issue and retirement of ma
tional bank notes and legal tenders
under acts OF June 20, 1874, and January
IA, 1875, up to December l, 1875. The
total reduction in circulation from June
20, 1874, is $62, 721, ,155. This is obtain.
ed from the following table by subtract.
ing the amount of greenbacks on deposit
JuneE0, 1874, from the amount on de-
posit at date and adding the decrease in
national bank notes and the amount of
greenbacks retired National bank notes
outstanding when act of June 20, 1874,
was passed, $349, 1874, 1872; national bank
notes issued from June 20, 1874, to
January Il, 1876, 81, 734, 500; national
bank notes redeemed and retired be-
tween same dates, SO. 767, 232; increase
from June 20, 1874, to January IA,
1876, $1,967, ,268; national bank notes
outstanding January II, 1875, 1851,
961 ,450; national bank notes redeemed
and retired from January IA, 1875, to
date, $43, 978, 148; national bank notes
surrendered between the same dates,
Sc, 1884, 248; total redeemed and surren-
dered, $50, S62, 1896; national bank notes
iss1ed between same dates, $1S, 1861, $50;
decrease from January IA, 1875, to date,
1872, ,001, Jas; national bank notes out
standing at date, 1919, 800, 1904; green
backs on deposit in the treasury, June
20, 1874, to retire notes of insolvent and
liquidating banks, $3,913,6 ,675; green
backs deposited from June 20, 1874, to
date, to retire national bank notes, $62,-
374. 389; total deposits, $66, 1875, 064; cir
culation redeemed by treasurer between
same dates without reissue, $46, 760, 345
greenbacEs on deposit at date, $40, 49,
684; greenbacks retired under act ol
January IA, 1876, $15, 100; green
backs outstanding at date, 1886, 911, ,000
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16
The figures of the Massachusetts State

The figures of the Massachusetts State
cepsus justify tho theory that the for
eign born population of that State is
more prolific than the native. The
average number Of children of the native
mothers is 352, while of the foreign
born it is 4.91. The rule is probably
general, in New England at least, if not
in the country.
Russia has 100000 wolves within its
boundaries, and they destroyed last
year not only an enormous quantity Of
cattle and poultry, but also two hundred
naople,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16
Bluff VS.. Brains.

"What do you think of the Huxley
theory of mans organization as germ
in the substance hornblende z" inquired
q man of a pedantic fellow boarder OF
breakfast in Chicago boarding house,
recently.
"Sir," replied the party addressed, in
a pompous tone, "I'm always ready to
discuss questions of science; but when
I'm eating with ladies and gentlemen,
there are certain branches of it which /
prefer to avoid"
Then all the rest of the boarders look
ed at the first speaker with frowns of
disgust, which made him feel so much
like criminal that he soon felt COM
PEELED to ask excuse from the table.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16

Queen Victoria has received from tho
empress of Brazil that dress woven
from the webs Of spiders,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16

tesssIss'a ~ Fssrih rassl
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-17

fine specimen of his species. He was cap
tured when apparently about four years
old in Africa, and brought to London, and
for some time was part and parcel of th ,
meDsgerie attached to Astley's Amphi-
thester, In that city. 1t was while per-
forming in this theater that Old Psrke r
killed his keeper. Thomas Jarvis. Mr.. Jar
Wis was discovered dead one morning in the
thester, and the lion lying over the corpse,
toying with It like q cat with a mouse IL
had just killed. and when approached for
the purpose of removing the body ,growied
and made spring at the one nearest o hun.
He was aiterward brought to this country
by Mr.. Crockett. and ives purchased by
Messrs. Howe & Cushing, who after
considerable difficulty at last sue
ceeded in procuring Prof. Losson.
man well known as q fearless lion
tanner, and the only one who could be in
duced TO enter the cage with this ferocious
beast. He has now gotten the former wild
animal completely under control, so much
so that the animal obeys the slightest word
of the professor. and, indeed, almost ia WINS
upon him, obeying him, in the language of
Mr.. Gushing, "better than a child the com
mands ofits mother"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-17

Whereas, a certain precept has been duly
issued TO me by the mayor ofthe city of In
dianapOlis, under the corporate seal of said
city, dated May s, 1876, showing that
there is due the following named contractor
the amount hereinafter specified for street
Improvement in the city OF Indianapolis, Ma
rion county, Indiana:
Due ID. Root & Go. for erecting lamp-posts,
lamps and fixtures on Fourth street, between
Illinois street and the Central canal, from
Harriet ID. Wilson the sum OF three dollars
and eleven cents (sS n), amount of assessment
charged against lot No. two ~ in Rea d.
Harrison's subdivision of square No. fifteen
(lt) in BRAKES addition to the city of Indian
apolis, Marion county, Indiana
Now, the said defendant is hereby notified
tin- unless within I20l days after the publica-
so s1on E three weeks of this notice, the amount
~ ~, SSsreNed against the above described
proceed to-ccsl to eel OF land is paid, l will
tavy and sole oct the amount so assessed by
40 y,och tbaroot aid lot or parcel Of land, or
he above claim lay be necessary to satisfy
crue. ~ '
HENRY ". ,,rrEwuER.
Cils Treasurer.
indianapolis, Ind. May II, 1876. msvls-sw