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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26
Harrisburg, Jany. 10, 1876.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate met al eleven O'Clock,
Lieutenant Governor Latta il the
chair.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the
report Of The Board Of Public Char.
tiles was laid before the Senate.
The following bills were reported
from committees:
Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution rela-
tive to judicial districts.
Mr.. NewmyeT-Act relative to ap.
peals in cases Of summary convic.
lions.
An act relating to bail in crimina'
cases taken by mayors, deputy may
ors, aldermen and justices OF the
peace, requiring them to record or
the information the residence of the
person or persons taken as bail, anC
the location and extent Of the prop
crty.
The following bills were introduc
ed.
An act to prevent horses, cattle.
sheep and swine from running al
large in various townships of the
Commonwealth, when q majority o
votes shall so decide. Referred tC
the Committee on Agriculture auC
Domestic Manufactures.
The following bills we're read thu
second time:
An act relating to investments helC
by executors, trustees and other fdu
Charles. Agreed to.
A further supplement to the act t.
provide for the admission of certain
classes of insane into hospitals fol
the insane in the Commonwealth ant
their discharge therefrUm. Agreed
to.
An act authorizing appeals from
assessments to the Court of Common
Pleas. This bill allows appeals from
assessments Of county commissioners
Further consideration postponed.
A act to protect the children o
the Commonwealth in their right IL
acquire useful trades.
The following appointment by the
Governor was confirmed: Secretary
of the Commonwealth, NJ. S. Quay
was agreed TO unanimously.
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TnE Governor has not yet sent the
name of Attorney General Lear to
the Senate for confirmation. Harris
burg rumors say that the Philadel-
phia Senators are bitterly opposing
him. and will unite with Democrats
in defeating his confirmation. The
reason Of their hostility is said to be
his refusal to reverse the lac Attor-
new General Dimmick in the matter
of a quo rarranto against a street
railway in Philadelphia. If these
city representatives expect TO lay
dow the law to the Attorney Gener-
al. the sooner the balance Of the
State knows it the better. True, they
have the power to defeat the confr-
nation of Mr.. Lear, but if they mag,
inc that they can FIRST pledge the
Governors nominee to their interests
before be is confirmed, we imagine
they will discover they have mista,
Ken the heft Of the man likely to be
selected by Governor Hartranft il
Lear's confirmation is defeated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

SENATOR MORTON made a power
erful speech in the q. S. Senate on
Wednesday last, showing how the
Democrats carried Mississippi. He
said: "If the information | have re
ceived from very many sources is
Substantially true, the late pretended
election in Mississippi was m armed
revolution, characterized by fraud
murder and violence in almost every
form. 1t was carried on in some re
spects under forms of law, but the
real nature was that of force, the vi
olation Of law and trampling under
foot Of the dearest rights Of the great
masses of men,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

AT the assembling of Congress il
Sas announced that the Democracy
were at once going to reduce the ar.
my. We observe, however, that one
day last week the Select House Com.
mittee on the Mexican border trou.
bles, called on the Secretary Of War
to station two regiments along the
line of the Rio Grsnde to prevent
the incessant raids of Mexican ban.
ditti. The Secretary replied that al
the troops he had were engaged in
defense of the Indian border. and
that it was impossible to comply with
their request. The Committee now
talk Of introducing g bill to author.
ize the recruiting Of two new regi
ments of cavalry to be stationed OF
the Mexican border. This is the wa,
the Democracy are going to reduc,
the army.
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THE last of the Moody and San
key meetings was held in Philadel-
phia on last Thursday night. Twelve
thousand people gained access to the
building, and as many more were
turned away. A collection was taken
up (the only one during all tie meet
ings) to aid in the completion of the
new building for the Young Mems
Christian Association. 1t amounted
to over one hundred thousand dol
lars. One lady, whose son vas con.
verted, sent as a thank offering a dia.
mond ring, for which a gentleman
gave one thousand dollars.
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lony.
HOUSE.
NO Hnnse met az 1l o'clock.

The House met al IL O'Clock.
MessrS Gross eRd Mitchell we're
appointed q committee to wait on the
Senate AID conduct that body to The
west portico of the Capital to wit
ness the Inauguration of the Cover.
nor.
The following bills were read the
first zine:
Fixing the compensation of arbi
traitors chosen under compulsory
laws.
To repeal the act for the better and
more impartial selection of jurors
TO enable assienees for the benefit
Of creditors to make sales of real es.
tate ipcumbered by liens.
To fix the compensation of judges
Of the Supreme Court.
Conlerring jurisdiction on courts o.
Common Pleas in cases OF mandam.
US.
Giving bounties on scalps of foxes,
wild cats, etc.
Providing for the erection of wa
teriug troughs for the use of horses
and cattle.
Supplement to the Sinking Fund
act, assigning two-tbirds of the tax
on corporation stock 10 the general
revenue fund.
Relating to the powers AID duties
Of burgcsses of boroughs.
Providing for the appointment of a
special detective officer in any of the
several counties.
Supplementary TO the act prcscrib-
ing the manner by which courts may
divide bOroughs into wards.
Empowering camp meeting associ-
ations 10 employ police force.
Providing for the payment in adj
vance OF Justices costs for trans
cripts Of any kind.
Relative TO the entry of sati7fac-
ton Of judgments.
Regulating the publication of the
accounts and financial statements OF
sci DOL boards.
Authorizing appeals in cases OF
summary conviction or Judgment.
Authorizing the appointment Of
Chaplain7 for the House and Senate,
aud providing a salary Of $500.
Fixing the compensation OF wit
nesses for the probate of wills
Ga motion the House then took a
recess to witness the inauguration
ceremony, the members proceeding
in a body to the South portico of the
Capitol for that purpose. After the
ceremonies of the Inauguration were
concluded, the members of the House
returned to their chamber and then
adjourned.
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thereof; the income from or the pro-
ceeds of the sale of any stocks own
ed by the commonwealth. aud two
thirds of all axes on the capitol stock
of all corporations. The general rev.
enue fund shall consist of one-third
of all the taxes on capital stock OF
corporations and all other revenues OF
the Commonwealth prorided, that
for the fiscal year ending November
80, 1876, two thirds of the amount
derived from the tax on the capital
stock of corporations shall be paid
into the general ven fund, and
the remaining one-third shall go to
the sinking fund.
On motion of Mr.. Gunster, the
following additional proviso was adj
ded to the FIRST section: Provided,
that this act shall not be construed as
to authorize the use Or application of
any moneys which, under existing
laws, have been already paid into the
sinking fund, otherwise than in the
ex.inguishment Of the public debt,
unless in the Ease Of war, invasion or
instruction also that the State
Treasurer, on the 6rst business day
of each month, shall render TO the
Auditor General a detailed statement
of the total amount in the State
Treasury and the number of banks,
corporations, firms and individuals
with whom deposited"
On motion If Mr.. Stotzer the fol-
lowing was added as a third section
to the bill: Section III.-Whencv-
er it shall appear by the monthly
statement Of the State Treasurer, as
required by the twelfth section of the
act of May 8, 1874, relating to the
State Treasurer and the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund. that there
is a balance remaining in the sinking
fund which, for the time being, may
not be required for the payment of
any part of the public debt or the in
teres: thereon, the Commissioners of
the Sinking Fund are hereby author
lied and directed to invest such un-
expended balance in bonds of the
&, nited States, or of this Common
wealth, at a rate not exceeding the
then market value of such bonds, the
interest and other proceeds thereof to
be applied in like name as other
moneys in the sinking fund are by
law required to be applied"
Tie bill, as amended, then passed
second reading.
Mr.. Mitchell called up his resolu-
ton providing for the final adjourn
ment of the Legislature ON the Both
of March, and that no bill be intro
duced after the 18th of March. The
resolution was defeated-yeas ~,
NAYS l20.
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WE thought it best that vi read.
ers should read for themselves the
sentiments Of the men who now con
troll the lower House Of Congress.
aud we therefore publish Oh our first
page the associated press report of the
speech made by Mr.. Benjamin Hill
of Georgia, ia reply to Mr.. Blaine,
during the late discussion on amnes-
ty in the House. Mr.. Randall intro
duced a bill granting amnesty Tor all
ofenses to those engaged in the late
rebellion. Mr.. Blaine asked leave to
amend, by excluding JEFF. Davis,
ard in a speech in support OF bis
amendment passionately declared be-
fore God that Andersonville was an
infamous crime, and that the M
man most responsible for it should
stand o~stracised forever.
This drew out Mr.. Hill in defense
of Andersonville and JEFF Davis, and
be seized the occasion to pour out a
torrent of ~invective against the
North and to praise and justify the
South. The fact that Hill was hear
tily ~applaaded by his Democratic
colleagues in the House, and that
the Democratic press Of the North
exhibits its sympathy with his senti-
ments, by vehemently and rancor-
ously denounciDg Mr.. Blaine, is sig
nifcant evidence Of their lively sym
pathy with the sentiments uttered by
the u%nrepentant rebel.
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Accidental shooting.

EAsrON, Pa, Jan. l9.-Mr. Geo.
Reeder, editor of the Easton Express,
was accidentally shot 10 the face
about noon to-day by detective Jacob
Johnson. 1t appears Johnson had
arrested q man from whom be took Il
revolver, aud a explaining to Mr..
Reeder at the station house how be
had made the arrest, and showing
the revolver to him not noticing that
it was cooked, be pulled the trigger.
The ball entered Mr.. Reeder's face
close to the lower left side of the
nose and has not yet been found.
The wound, although serious, is not
thought to be dangerous.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

coal business.
Act relating to landlords and ten.
ants of dwelling houses belonging to
owners or operators of coal mines
Ac, prescribing how employees Of
persons, partnerships, associations
and corporations engaged in mining
coal or the manufacture or produc-
tigu Of iron and steel, shall be paid
Tor their labor and services.
The following bills were read 10
place:
Act to provide for the regulation
of mutual insurance companies.
Act to abolish attorney fees on all
judgments under one hundred dollars,
entered by warrant of attorney.
Act relating to costs in criminal
cases.
Act relating to mechanics liens,
authorizing amendments 10 the same.
Supplementary t. the act to repeal
the act to permit voters OF the Stale
to vote every three years on the ques-
ton of granting license to sell intoxi'
eating liquors and to restrain and reg
ulate the sale of the same; declaring
the true intent and meaning thereof
with respect to fees paid for license
under the provision of said act.
The following bills We're read a
third time and agreed to:
Authorizing the Governor TO ap-
point additional notaries public.
Act to protect the. children of this
Commonwealth in their right 10 &C
quire useful trades.
The following bills were read q
second time and agreed TO:
Act authorizing the State Treasu-
rer to pay the necessary expenses Of
calling cut the National Guard OF
Pennsylvania to assist the civil au-
thorities in the suppression of riots
in Luzerne and Schuylkill counties.
Act to provide for transferring
awards of arbitraiOrs.
Act TO permit defendants to testify
in criminal cases.
Act relating to bail for stay of ex.
ecution in cases where such bail is
like to prove insolvent.
The following bills passed first
reading:
Act 10 provide for the erection OF
poor houses aud for the support of
the poor of the several counties of
this Commonwealth.
Adjourned.
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HOUSE.
The House met at 1850 p. VI
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Clarke.

The House met at 800 +. VI
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Clarke.
Letters, petitions, memorials, &c
were presented and referred, as fol
lows:
Petition of citizens Of Southwest
ern Pennsylvania praying for the en-
forcement of the law toprevent bank:
from receiving more than six per ecu.
interest.
Petition of citizens of Indiana ask
ing the passage of a stay law for The
period OF two years.
Act to regulate the rate of legal
advertising.
Mr.. Harman-Act to pay in.O th,
school fund the upexpended balance!
of counties of the State; also act to
revise the penal laws.
Mr.. Hays, of AllegheDy-Author
izing bridge companies to enforce
their franchises within 5000 feet o
other bridges; also act 10 regard to
running county lines; also for the
settlement of disputes between min
ers and employers.
The House adjourned ill to-mor
row at ii A. NJ.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

THE Republican members Of the
House Judiciary Committee are unit
ed In the determination not TO give
their consent to the repeal Of the test
oath without first endeavoring to get
tbe Democratic members to agree to
report in lieu thereof an oath to sup
mort the Constitution Of the United
States and the Union.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

tbs Democrats Of the Mississippi
Legislature have elected /. @ C. La
mar L. S. Senator. He is at present. 10
the House at Washington, and is the
acknowledged leader of the sixty
Brigadiers who rule the Democracy
IN that body.
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A Plucky Girl.

On Saturday evening James
Stroup, residing near Wilmington.
Delaware, heard a noise in bis hen
house, and going cut found there was
a man inside, wherqpon he fastened
the man in, got his gun, and with
his daughter returned to the hem
house. His daughter unfastened the
door while Stroup stood ready to
shoot, but the man burst out, and
with a briekbat felled the farmer TO
the ground, fracturing his skull, and
then ran. Miss Stroup sliced the
gun and fired, but be escaped.
Stroup has lain unconscious since,
and his injuries are dangerous, il not
fatal. A negro named William
johnson has been arrested on sus-
picion of being the rob6er and proba-
BILE murder.
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HENDERSON, Of st. Louis, who was
employed by District Attorney Dyer
70 assist in the prosecution of the
whisky cases, and who was dismiss
ed for a breach of professional eti-
oYe,te ask the Government to pay
him The triaing sun of $4,000 for
his valuable services. The Govern
ment is taking the matter under ad-
vi-ement.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

A WESTERN paper sums up the am
nesty debate as follows; There are
$50 persons who have not been am.
nestled. The Republicans stand will
ing 10 vote amnesty to 749, but the
Democrats prefer to leave the whole
number disfranchise rather than per-
nit a vote on excepting the Ander-
~sonville murderer.
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Harrisburg, Jany. Is, 1876
SENATE.

The Senate met at ii O'Clock, but
Immediately adjourned without do
ing any business. A few minutes
before u o'clock Mr. Davis, Speak.
er pro tenn, called the body to order,
and the Senators were escorted to
the inaugural platform to witness the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

TIE Democrats Of the Kentucky
Legislature, after a long and acrimo'
Mons struggle, have elected John b.
Reck [. 5. Senator from the 4th OF
March. 1877, in place Of Hon. John
". Stevenson. Beck was born in
Scotland. has served three terms in
the lower House Of Congress, is an
ipfatienist and a Bourbon Democrat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

0y Wednesday last Gov. Hart
ranft nominated Col. NJ. S. Quay to
the Senate as Secretary of the Com
monweaith. The rules were imme-
diatcly suspended and the nomina-
ton was unanimously confirmed.
Col Quay has discharged the duties
Of Secretary for the last three years
in a most efficient and acceptable
manner, and well deserved a re-nom
nation and unanimous confirmation
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

THE Centennial Committees were
at Harrisburg last week, urging upon
the Legislature an appropriation Oh
$4,000 TO erect a State Centennial
building on the grounds at Philadel-
mia. In view of the appropriation
Of a million of dollars heretofore vo-
ted out Of The Treasury, it strikes us
that this is just little steep. There
is a bottom to the taxpayers pockets,
gentlemen.
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HOUSE.

The House met at 10 A. VI.
On motion of Mr.. Tally, the rules
were suspended and the eopsiders-
of the Finance bill was taken up.
The bill was read, as follows:
Be ii enacted etc, That the sinking
fund shall consist Of the proceeds OF
the sale of public works, or any part
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-26

TIE Democratic State Central
Committee met at Harrisburg on
Thursday last, and decided to hold
the Convention of that party at Lam
caster. on the 22d day OF March
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The Somerset Herald,


THE birthday Of the rebel General
Lee was celebrated on Wednesday
last throughout Virginia with great
pomp and parade.
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Our NEW YORK LETTER.

New YORK, January p, 1876.
WORRYING THE LoTTERY-DEALERs.
The authorities are making a raid
on the lottery dealers, and are worry
ing that honorable Paternity fearfuliy.
The Kentucky and Missouri shops
have been shut up, and the managers
arrested; FIVE of the Havana dealers
have been placed in quod, and the
others are being pulled as fast as
possible. The method is, for an Of
fcer in plain clothes TO go in and pur-
chase a ticket, and then go and make
his complaint. But very few have
an idea as TO the extent of the busi-
ness, or the amount of money expend'
ed in this kind of chance. The IA
nous Kentucky Library scheme was
sold five times in this city alone, to
the extent of over $275, 600 each time,
and that was only one of a score OF
schemes that were before the public.
and by no means the most rapid sell
ing. 1t is curious how the people
part with their money. For instance
there is the Havana Lottery Ring
who take thousands of dollars in s
day, from people who have no knowl
edge as to the responsibility of thu
managers, or, for that matter, wheth
er there is any lottery at all. They
pay their money on the simple say-sC
of men Of whom they have no know 81
edge, and who are following an lille
gal business, at best. One old repro
date who liveo in Cincinnati, but VIII,
had an "ofice" here, advertised draw
ings ten years-one each month";
watches. horses, houses and money
taking thousands Of dollars a mOnti
from his victims; but he never hat
drawings at all. Each month b,
would go ove his letters, and selec
points where business was dull, anC
send TO some well-known nan whc
bad bought tickets a prize. Thes'
men would talk about it, and become
walking advertisements for the OLD
swindler. The law finally stopped
him, and is trying to stop the regula.
business, but it all amounts to moth
ing. There is no way of maxim.
u fool keep his money. The lottery
man will get out Of Jail, lay low
few weeks, and go at it again As Dol,
as ever.
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During the week there were forty
one failures, many of them very
large. One firm that had eighteen
tea stores, in various parts of the
city went under, owing 5000, 600
more than it could pay, the cause be-
lug shrinkage in the value of goods
and the terrible falling off in trade.
1t was shown that some of the stores.
which formerly did a profitable bust
ness, had not for a year sold enough
goods to pay running expenses, and
that none of them had made a cent.
This failure took down three other
houses, and each of them will carry
down some smaller ones. The own
ers of business buildings are shaking
in their shoes, for they don't know
from n day to another but that their
tenants may fail, and they know
very well that when a store gets
empty it is going to stay empty for
a time. Half the business houses
in the city are either empty or being
occupied at half the old rates. The
effect of this is visible in everything.
There has been but very few big
balls this winter, and the few have
been uery thinly attended. Then
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TILToy

was at home New Year, looking
fresher and better than | have known
him for three years. He has made a
great success in the lecture field this
season, aed has materially strength
ened his position. His daughters
side with him in the difference be-
tween him and their mother, which
is one of Theodore's griefs. lie in
sisted that they should call upon
their mother New Years, and take
gifts to her; but suspecting that they
came at his instance, she refused to
see them. Mrs. Tilton is very bitter,
and | can't blame her. She is the
chief sufferer in this miserable affair.
The Church that holds Beecher to be
innocent treats her as though she
were guilty, and while it has ocean
of sympathy with Beecher il has
none whatever for her. She is
w~retchedly poor, and has had a hard
time to live.
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The Harrisburg letter came too
late for publication
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managing clerk is a fit climax to the
cases Of default during the year.
Month after month some new fraud
shocks the public, which business
men take with as much GOODNESS as
the failure Of a country customer.
la the case of Rabbits as every
body calls it-as if the criminal had
no concern in it, the matter is not to
pass off with a little hard swearing
in the private Office. The defaulter
had been living for two months past
in lodgings on Tenth street, going
out only in the evenings for air.
How did the detective find out Mr.
Beckwith's wbereaboutsg Easily
enough. 1t is a simply a knowledge
of feminine human nature that is the
stock in trade of all detectives.
They don't ask where is the man ?"
they simply find put where the wo-
man is who is a part of the man, and
they are morally certain to find the
man as soon as they want him. The
detective who had this matter in
charge, got an accurate description
of Mrs. Beckwitb, knowing that
while Beckwith himself would keep
very close, Mrs. Beckwith would be
out, not only TO take the air, but to
be his means Of communication with
the outside world, without which no
nan can live. How did be find Mrs.
Beckwith? Quite as easy. An old
thief would know better than to let
his wife show herself, any more than
be would show himself. But your
defaulter is only an amatuer. He
may be exceedingly ingenious in
stealing, but be has never learned
that more important art of hiding.
AS his wife has never been charged
with any crime, be faneies that it is
perfectly safe for her to go as she
chooses, forgetting that the minis
tiers of the Law watch the fight of
the sparrows as carefully as they do
that of the vultures.