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

CuICAGO, N"rember lS.-Ata late
hour last night Uaited States De,ac
jives Tyfel. aoa WashUurn. witb the
aid of y local detective officers
captured The two men who attem9-
ed 10 steal The reGsibs of PresiG-a,
L,ue0ln lrout the vault IN Springfield.
~ on She night af November =.
There names are Tefeace Mullen.
alas "T. DarnaG.n the proprietor OF
the Hub station No. 294 IVES.
Madison -ee-. where the arrests
were aade, ald Jack Hughes. alias
) Smi,l, an ODD couoterieitez. Goa
ueeted wi.a the Ben Boy Q. These
met havc 5cen Swallowed since ,he
attempt Sass made 20 dispoil tbe
tomb, a4d toe proof Of their guilt is
said to be abundant The officers
viii take Tie accused 10 Springfield
Jbis evening o. await jte action e-
the grand jury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

The country will patiently await
she legal decision Of The proper au-
ihogities. II will not c%onntenance
Gny abuse or s~training Of their power,
hnt il viii none The less insist that
the laws shall be fully and faithfully
enforced, When the proper autborl-
ties declare the result the country will
see tast those who are lawfully elect
ed shall be duiy insugurated Drag
ging, claiming, raving. and foul words
will go for nothing. We have no idea
that the lawful decision will be resist
ed; President Grant at ashington
and Gen. Sheridan at New Orleans
are not likely TO have another occs-
sion to enforce the authority Of The
Union against armed revolutionists.
The Democrats who vapor and blus-
ter and threaten only make them
selves contemplate. The American
people know that nothing can save
them from anarchy except absolute
obedience 10 law, and they viii pa
tiently await and calmly enforce the
legal decision. But those VINO remem-
Der 1861 will not doubt that, if any
new resistance to law should be at
tempted, It's punishment would be
swift, merciless and terrible. \ sec
ond rebellion, during this generation,
would be a very short one, and il
would GOT end in amnesty -Ae,r
York Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

THE best evidence in the world,
that the Democrats know they have
not carried Florida, South Carolina
or Louisiana. is the eagerness with
which they grasped at the hope Of
securing that one much needed elee-
tor through some technical objection
to a Republican. Il they thought
they had either one OF these three
States, they would not have so loudly
boosted that the couple Of Republl-
can Postmasters elected IN Vermont
and Oregon were ineligible, and there
fore, the highest Democrats voted Tor
would take their places. They have
however dropped the silly claim,
since it has been discovered that seV-
.ral of the Southern TILDEY electors
are unreconstructed rebels, whose
disabilities have never been removed.
by grasping at these straws, they
have admitted bal they have no hope
of securing either Of the three social
ed doubtful" States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

WAsHISGToN, November 1.-THE
action OF the Supreme Court OF South
Carolina in deciding that the Re
turning Board of that State must
proceed to V the vote in It's
ministerial capacity only creates the
liveliest satisfaction among the fol
lowers Of both political parties here.
1t is thought that The actual count
will give Hayes the electoral vote Oi
the State, but that Hampton Is elect
ed Governor. IL IS stated hal q. II.
Brewster, a Republican eleetor OF
Louisiana, is at preseLt the United
States Surveyor General for that
State. Democrats assert that be is
Ineligible under the Constitution.
Il. L. Mccormick, Secretary y! toe
Republican National Committee, re-
ceived a despatch this morning from
ex-senator Osborne, OF Florida, say
ing that the State had undoubtedly
gone for Hayes and Wheeler.
Sixth Auditor j. N. McGrew re-
ceived a dispatch this morning from
D. Stauwood, q br0ther-in-!aw of
Senator Blaine, dated New Orleans
to-day, saying: louisiana has un-
doubtedly goue Republican, eierting
Hayes and Wheeler electors and
three Republican members Of Con
gress-Messrs. Darrell, Leonard and
Judge Edmunds, Secretary Of the
Congressional Committee, received a
despatch from South Carolina this af-
teruoon, saying that tbat state -
without doubt safe for the Eepubli-
cans. The Judge seemed consIdera-
bly, elaied over the despatch, and
declining to state who sent IL,
said it was from parties in whom be
The utmJ-t reliance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Terrible Accident

SAN FRANCISCO, November IS
A ~SactancutV dispatch says: Last
night, during "a performance AZ
MooFe's Opera l~lonse, the Roof gave
way, killing eight and wvuHding
about i LuadTed spectators. The
Opera House was situated over Il
large livery stable, oa Second street,
oeva.e X aud j., aud was formerly
ueed a., aSIate armory. u lad r.
Gently bern converted InlU a t0eater
by putting up i gallery and tier Of
boxes, making The nall capable Of
seating one thousand people. The
floor Vas unsupported. except by
the usual beams. \ v~audeviil troop
bad eDgsged the tbeater, aud II be-
ing The opening Il the establishment,
the house was crowded. Soon after
the Performance commenced a sud
den sinking of the floor was noticed,
accompanied by the cracking Of the
beams, aud directly the entire Gudi.o-
rum, carrying with il the stage and
gallery, was preeipiIated into The
stsale beneath. The rear portiou
was partly supported BY the stalls BE-
meath, and the audience YVES thrown
forward towards the stage. The
lights weTe eztinguished 10y The CON
cussion, snd q sceDe OF fearful contr-
sion ensasd. 4 Ere alarm was struck,
aud 10 a few momeHts the department.
was on the ground, and With The as
sistance of the police proceeded 10
rescue the wounded aud remove the
dead A great crowd in the mean
time assembled, and the excitement
was intense. Hundreds crGvled from
tie ruins anassisted and aniDjured.
On cleaning up the debris the follow
ing were dead: 7. w. Perry, janitor
of the court house; Frank Meyer and
w. j. Foster, compositors in the
Record and Union Office; Henry
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

SCRANTON, November IA es'
Gus riot occurred to-day betwcen "'
Delaware, Laek&anna and "
Railroad Company's mechanics Oh d
strike, ADD some OF their number who
teceatly Fetarued to work. 4 aght
occurred in the vicinity Of the shops
a. the men mere qai ing work. Bars
VI iron, stones aud other missels were
used and several were seriously IN
iured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Shot sy r~ramps

CLEyELhyp, o.. November Is
Cornelius e Cr-li. ffeieh: conductor
afthe c, q. C. ADD l. r. T., was
sho- 5y a Jgamp D, Shelby. O. YES
te-day. Three tramps g., aboard
the tra,o. add refusing o. pas fare.
Mr.. Grail cook o8e Of their bats and
sc Shelby go- oj the tre,u 90 ger
something 60 es- The tramps fol-
lowed hin, ai i-ae Of item drawing
reviewers and f-.ag ct bin. oue shot
tak.as effect 10 the breast. inaic'iug
a serious. f not q ffla, vouuJ. The
trauns We're arrested
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Piracy.

HAVANA. November-Wbile the
steamer Mon ezuma, belonging 0.
tbe line OF steamers running BETS cen
here aud POrtJ Rico aud touching "a
various ports Of this island ana al
Puerto Plaza, was at the latter port.
about eiegeu passengers embarked
W Zen The SAME was a the blgt
ses>, ;hey Killed Jhe captain. hr7.
mate, fret engineer aud -upercary,
aud tDuk possession Of The sLrGu.ef.
ibry inca landed she rest of he pas
seugeFs of Romero kry CebH, aud
put ,U see sgain NJ IS supposed
these s.-cai.ed passengers were Gu
bans, Puerto Plaza oeing foil uf refu-
gees.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

TINS. thing has its ridiculous as
pect. Less than a dozen years since,
the North compelled the South to
stay in the Union. Now the North
is waiting to hear whom the South
has elected President. -Four States
in the North voted for TILDEN; just
enough to refer the decision of the
contest to the South. So, to-day,
within eleven years from the suppress
sion Of the rebellion, the rebellious
States had in their power to choose q
President who was opposed by all
but four Of the Northern States. 1t
Is very serious, but it is very absurd,
20 think of the country being placed
tn the power of those who so lately
attempted to destroy it
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Tae IS Ring.

ST. Louis, November IC-The
pardon Of William @ Avery arrived
here to-day and wa, forwarded 10
Jefferson Gig tonight. The SEN
teuce of Col. Constantine Mcguire
Of SIX mouths ia jail iOr completely IN
ahisGey frauds vii expire al i2
O'Clock tonight, and he wIl be sen
fenced to pay a fac 81 $j,0DG, but
being g poor nan be has remained in
Jail one additional month to meet he
requirements Of the Law ia such eases.
He viii have d hearing before United
States Commissioned Clark tO-E.or-
row touching bis Insolvency, aud IF
found 20 possess DO property be viii
be DISCHARGED.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
ran Ola Fioos IN a PublIc nan

UTICA, y. Y, Nov. I9.-Durins a
church entertainment at Hills ball.
PeFrysyii,e, Madison county, Friday
evening, tae floor gave way precipt-
ta;iDg over flfty ladies and chi.dren
ten or twelve fee5 TO the floor below.
Mrs. II. J.. keeier nad ner right leg
broken, The bone being shattered,
aad the left arm bruised. 3irs.
John Cess aud Mrs. David Wells
we're severely injured about The
body. Mrs. Cora Marine, knee and
aukle spraiued, aud others painful
iy bFuise. Mrs. Cress may nos sur
yIve
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

THE most sublime exhibition CT
pure aud unde6led impudence, since
Satan attempted to bride the Savior
into worsbipping him, was The order
of HEWITT chairman Of TILDEN's
National Commigtee-too g score or
two of his henchmen, 20 go down to
Louisiana and see that a fair count
Of the vote cast in that State was re-
turned. Think OF IT, Think Of this
fellow HEWITT, or any other man, dar-
ing to send his pimps to oversee the
counting OF the vote Of a sovereign
State, Think Of ANDY CURTIN, SAM
RANDALL, Governor CARRcL, Of Ma
ryland, ct id fellows stepped to the
lips 10 all the chicanery Of election
frauds, insulting By their very pres
ence, not only the sovereignty Of the
State, but every voter within lis bor-
ders, by the assumption Of frauds,
and the audacious intimaiion that the
laws of that commonwealth are pow
erless to protect the purity Of the bal
lot, except under their supervision.
Imagine this almighty egotist or
fool sending JOHN M~oBIssEY, Boss
KELLY and Boss TWEED down 10
Harrisburg to see 2 fair count Of the
vote Of this State, and you can have
= conception of the indignity he has
pat upon Louisiana. This is a new
revelation Of state sovereignty, with a
vengeance! Is this the imbeciiity Of
madness, or the madness Of fancied
power?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
They Talk d so Just sixteen Years
Ago.

VINO is there, to-day, that goes
brawling about Governor Hayes
having received a minority Of the
popular vote; For every one such
there were a hundred sixteen years
ago vino said the same Of Mr.. Lin
coin. Who is there that threatens 10
drunken fury that Hayes shall not be
inaugurated? They or their prototypes
experienced just such a frenzy in
1860, and with greater and more pas
sionate energy swore that Lincoln
should not be iDaugurated. We all
know what came it. Have these men
learned nothing in all these costly
y~ears-lhese years Of sacrifce Of treas.
ure and OF human life, with their coz
tinuing legacy of distress and debt?
They say a majority Of the people
have voted against Governor Hayes,
and they viii not have him President.
So a majority voted against Mr.. Lin
coin, but u majority of the electoral
votes-of the votes of The States I'M
der the rule, Of which they are so
fond, which exalts State sovereignty
and gives the choice Of the President
to the States and not the people
were cast for Mr.. Lincoln, and be
was both elected and insugurated.
Under similar circumstances, Gov
ern0r Hayes, if be has received an
honest majority Of the electoral votes,
no matter how small, and no matter
il be has received only a minority Of
the popular vote, viii he declared
elected, and will be inaugurated.
Anything else would be revolution.
Is This Democratic party prepared to
resort to revolution twice in sixteen
years? Is not the experience OF u
sufficiently. y. Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Nousence.

The New York Herald %(indepen-
dent) of Saturday warns the Demo
Gratis that q very liJtle imprudence
or ~impstience may spell all their
hopes; that the country has given
them a large vote with misgiyings
and doubts, and is extremely ready
to resent the least misconduct on
their part; that having received It
majority in only foGg out Of twenty
two Northern States shows how far
they are from having established
themselves ia the confidence of the
North; and finally il says:
They may he assured that the coua-
try has not forgotten that en- the
Democratic party rests the guilt OF
the rebellion; mat their folly and
wickedaess brought on IA The civil!
war, with all the losses and the huge
train Of evils from which we sill sue
fer. The country has not forgotten
these, nor the agency Of the Demo
cratic Parry in bringing them Oh Us
Modesty is a virtue the democratic
politicians will do well to cultivate.
We repeat what We said yesterday.
the people will not tolerate for an in
slant anything which looks TO a dis
orderly or violent attemp, to grasp
power; they viii resent instantly and
ierceiy even anything in their con
duet or language which could be
construed into q threat to do So. Let
the Democratic leaders joia frankly
in efforts 10 disentangle the present
political maz-. lie. them show decent
confidence In the honor u their re-
spectacle o%ppolents. And if they
shall prove TO be beaten, which may
happen let them take their defeat
good-naturedly, and thus they will do
more to regain a permanent place IN
the confidence oil the people than 10
any other Way.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Five Wen Seaiaed 10 DcaIir.

DETROIT, November IA report
just received from Shehoyga1. Mich,
states that the rug j. L. Bennett
went ashore on Monday neat 81.
Helena island, straits of Mackioaw,
on Tuesday morning. Five Of her
crew were s~IDothered and sciided so
death IN u rUCm over the boiler 0y
steam escaping from the safety valves.
The names Of the unfortunate me1
are Paul Peery, Captain; I. Mario,
nate. W. NuicrUne, fireman, Netai
Buneson' stewart. aud john Newton.
The Bennett hes been pulled oE 10y
the tug Leviathan, aud brought 20
s.. Hr.ena, slightly damaged
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

The Democrats are raking the
whole United States with a fine tooth
comb to find the one eleetor that they
want. Giving up the South in des
pair, they are trying to Gust a Repub-
lican elector in Vermont, Oregon, or
Wisconsin. 1t is q case Of dro wning
men catching at straws-where there
are No straws.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

By IKE way, has any one yet
heard q Republican threaten that TIL
9EN's Inauguration shall be withstood
Ito the blood" or otherwise, if South
Carolina, or Florida, or Louisiana
cast their votes for hims Has any
q heard Republicans threaten TO
defeat the expressed will OF the peo-
pie, by clubbing objections to a Dem
ocratic elector chosen by the voice of
the voters Of a State? And does 10,
the different attitude OF the two par
lies since the election pretty clearly
show the country the superiority of
Republicans as decent, stesdy-bead-
ed, and sensible people.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

With each passing dav It becomes
more clear that HAYES aud WHEEL
Err are elected. One BY n the Dem
ocrats are compelled 10 abandon the
three States to which they laid claim
for TrLDEx. Everything that besotted
folly and brazen impadenee could do,
has been employed 70 force Repub-
licans from their position. but they
still hold the fort. Despite s~bot-guns,
fraud, legal chicsnerY and threats,
HAYES has carried South Carolina by
over a thousand majority on a count
OF all the votes returned, and when
these are sifJed and the fraudulent
ballots rejected, bis majority will
amount to several additional thous-
Gnds. In Louisiana the Return Board
has assembled. IL has permitted the
Democratic leaders to Gil the yacanv
existing in it by q man Of their OWL
choice; 1t has admitted Eve gentle
men from each political party, be-
sides reporters Of The press, to be
present during al It's sessions and
witness the count, and has thus prov
en- to the world that il Intends an hon
est return to be made. This has dis
MAYED tAe Democrats, and has taken
away from them all hopes Of being
able to successfully charge fraud upon
the Board, aud they now virtually
concede the State 10 HAYES.
Florida is now the battle-ground,
and the Democratic scum from all
parts of 'he Union is concentrated
there, with the hope Of changiDgtbe
result,by some rascallY device brought
70 bear on the outlying Democratic
counties, but they are well watched
by the Republicans, who are fall Of
confidence and determined to have q
fair count Of the vote.
Ia truth aud in fact, the Democrats
are abandoning all hopes Of securing
any OF these three States, and are
casting about for some technical De.
feet 10 the election o. qualifications
of the Republican electors, as a last
hope Of success.
HAYES and WHEETER are fairly
aud honestly elected beyond any rea-
sonable doubt. Il viii be so declared
by the Electoral College when it as
sembles on the first Monday in De
cember, and they viii be duly inaug-
urated as President aud Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, on the
Fifth day Of March next, despite
Democratic threats and buster. All
is right and victory is assured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
The Difference.

Nothing could more wildly exhibit
the contrast between the Republican
party aud the Democratic party than
the course Of events since the first
Tuesday in November. While the
Republicans have shown themselves
70 be ~eminen.ly l~aw-abiding and dis
posed 10 submit TO the popular viii.
all the threats Of trouble TO come
the menace Of : House of Represen-
tatives unconstitutionaily absented
from the coun ing Of the electoral
votes; the incendiary messages tele-
graphed 10 Southern leaders; the tn
multuous declaration that Hayes
would not be allowed TO take bis seat
as President if Florida, aud South
Carolina were counted for him, and
dark hints Of an appeal to force-have'
come from the Democrats. IL is
these malign f0resbadowings. breed
ing uncertainty and apprehension,
that have kept the public mind 10 a
constant ferment aad filed the future
with forebOdiDgs. Democrats are
alone responsible for the general dis
turbaBce Of the public tranquility.
Intelligent and rejecting people could
notfaiI to remember that all the threats
came from those and the partisan al
lies of those who had once seized uD-
on all the arseDals. arms, ammuni
lion, mints, custom-houses postoiices,
forts, navy yards, and reyenue-cut-
lers, within their reach, as p-elimin-
aries to a war upon the Union, rather
than submit to the election Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. With such q black
catalogue to refer to, thinking men
have been puzzled to decide whether
genuine intention lay behind the va
rious menaces, or whether these were
merely the outburs:s of balled expec-
tatioD In either case, they show
the domineering spirit of the Democ-
racy asd their p~roneness to run into
eXcesses Of feeling and action, clearly
%evidenciDg the iacapacity Of The par
~ to administer the government with
credit to themselves or advantage 10
the country -Ltter- Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Issed Sor Libel

RicHNoND, Va, November 20
James Jorgensen, Ccngressman-elect
from the Fourth district, to-day en-
tered suit 10 the Circuit Court of
Richmond against the proprietors of
the Richmond Dispatch for alleged
libel, laying his damages at $4,000
The suit is based on an editorial in
this mornings Dispatch referring to
an article in the Petersburg Inder-
appeal, charging him with embez-
zIing public money while Postmaster
of Petersburg.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

The braggart Sheridan and his
paid emissaries cannot save yon or
The corrupt men at your back out
attack viii be sudden aud decisive
We viii do or work and disappear
before the the hordes OF the des pos
Grant can project yoa. You are
warned. Now beware
UNITED BROTHERHOOD or Lot
ISIANAt''
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Az GnyeStigaison an.ea tn NisSI--
sIpPL.

Jackson, November lj-Tge foi-
lOwlBg telegram was seht today 10
Ten, raj james /. Garfield. New
Orleans The Republicans IT Missi,
sipi earnestly invite you ard your as
sociates If both parties, wbru son
have Completed yocr investigation -.
Louisiana, 10 Welt tbis State TO IN ke
u llee Investigation into . fss ,ds
aud .oleuce wrb SLich tie Sale
bsS bren farrieG.
Signed, III. T. WAeE,
ChairmaH Repeblicao Safe Com
g.jitee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

Vaea. Ezra We@l-o1, ~fsrnierir Cjua.
IS Treasurer. Nichfri TicFusR and
TO uakaowo. The performers 80
capped with ooie bruises, Eddie Peas,
q the Swiss beiirioEes- sad NF
Wilson, 4 variety performer. beIuE
most ieJafed neither seriously. Many
Of tbe wounded taken frlm ID ruins
are "a a cctn-s. c5ud sion. and 10
number viii probably Gle
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

TIE twenty-five Northern States
give HAYES over 200, Geo majority,
and il the Southern States mad not
been terrOrized, they also would cave
given him & good round majority.
The loyal North gives HAYES l6G
electoral votes, against 65 for TIL
DEN. The rebellious South 70 to
HAYES, and lI9 to TILDEN.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Domestic Troubles.

DETROIT, Men, November l3.-
A m%urderous shooting affair occurred
about three miles east of Lansing,
about midnight last night, IN which
c. Waynes was killed, J. +. Marley,
bis father-in-law, fatally wounded,
and two or three others seriously
wounded. Several of the parties be-
Iong to that city. Domestic troubles
the cause.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

THERE has been some clustering
on the part Of the Democratic press
ard some have ventured to tell what
fearful things were to happen 10 ease
The Returning Boards Of the three
states refused TO give their official
sanction TO the Democratic ou;raees
aad atrocities that were there com
mitied. OF course, lew have been
alarmed BY this wild talk. The Am
orican people are law-abiding, and
law respecting. They want a iair
count Of fair votes. They viii be
satifed with nothing less, and they
will submit TO such a count cheer
fully. The wisest among the Dem
ccratie papers are beginning to see
this, and are already preparing their
readers for the decision which justice
demands should be made. They will
keep up a clatter for a little while,
bet they have too much good sense,
10 continue IL.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

The law under which the louisa
na Returning Board mvst act, if they
obey the oath OF Office they have Ia
ken, absolutely requires them 10
throw out the votes ofparishes where
proof is complete tina: intimidation,
fraud, or violence affected the poll
sufficiently TO affect the general re-
suit. Under this official c0mpulsion
what else can the Board do than
throw out the Democratic majority"
returned from East and West Felic-
lana parishes? Ia 1872 these two par
j. hes gave a Republican majority Of
; l94. Ia 1874 they gave a Repub-
lican majority OF 225l. The white
population is G,GS9, while the colored
population is I0,3Q8. At the recent
election the vote stands Tilden 1919;
Hayes !. rilden's majority 3,llSi
Ii there il one man in the United
states who defends such q fraud Is
that, be thereby ~proclaims himself u
william, as well as a fJ0l-Iter-
GgeCg