The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-16
WHOLE NO. 1884.


strikes u Pen1sylyz1ia. Mssszehg-
seits and elsewhere. TIE Western
ln6iaas have kept uazsuslly q8ier
6Gri5g the year TIE town q Ind
auola, II Texas. EAs DESTROYED bv
hurricane II September wise Pres
ideat Hsury a Lsoa died II ~
geuber
F TIE Moody AID Ssaksy revirslisis
began their Brooklyn operations il
( Ociober, closed 1ten On tie 28lb u
NoTembe-. 2ad weot q once u Pal
sGelphis. where they have been ea-
gagged ever since. Among lie relig-
lous incidents OF the year VS. The =
eFziios Of Archbishop MeCloskey 70
the rank OF CARDINAL Of the Roman
Catholic Chareb-
IL has been year L which. from
hrss 70 last, We have heard side
spread complaints of hard times. ba5,
nevertheless, ibe business Interests
Of TIE COUNTRY have been getting
placed upon 3 soaader basis than
they had Previously sto0d upon Tee
immigration from Earope duriBg tie
wear has been much less than for
many years past The reports show
that il : baT 3 triae over 100000,
which i one-thiri below thai q iass
year. and two-;hi-ds below that Of
ISI2
II Great Britain, the year Was u
evenifal until the Susz esnsl purchase
few weeks ago This Is the moss
as.ute and far-rezehiag piece ofstzIes-
manship in recent British history.
By Il Dis-aeli hss 81 once confirmed
British power aBd his own held upon
power The Tory party. headed by
Disrseli, sre dIslacliaed % eoaHlEe
il :he policy Of domestic change OF
reform which was the maiu character
Isle OF Glzdssone's administration
( bGt nevertheless they have made Il
attempt 70 reverse auy OF the import
z1t measures Ebich were passed BE-
fore they got eoauol 0f tie govern
Deu- On The shipping question Dis
rseli backed down before tie demon
st-atio1s c. Plimsoll, and On re t.
gitive slave question hs backed Gow1
before the oG1c-y q The a1ti-slaFery :
party TIE most picturesque incident
q Disrseli's premiership, ns1t 70 the
Suez canal affair, i the East Indian
tour of The Prince Of Wales. which
Z i drawing 70 3 close Gladstone
still continues his literary war upon
sticauisn.- - Disr2ei has gilote1
The government safely through the
Tzrio1s foreign mz1oeuvrss and com
plies;ions that We have already ueo-
I Iioaei. sod BIS supporters claim thai
Z Il Is bis purpose 70 establish strong
foreign policy shich VII restore Eng
lsad 10 her former position 4 The
world 81 large
II France, The yesr has been ore.
q remarkable political progress On
The Republican SIDE. TIE ksg1b.i-
CAPS are IN . minority N The 8sseu-
bly,; bat the republic has been
strengthened by almost every step The
assembly bss takea. TIE measures
i that the Aoaarchisss have passed II
their own i.ts-esss hare Turned OK
70 Dc advantageous for tbs Rep1bii-
cans 4 majority CT that portion q
ID. members Of the new Seasie
which the assembly bad 70 eleet were
Republicans, and il i lot iDprobs-
able ttEs 4 nsjo-ity Of the other
members, 10 Be Otherwise elected,
VIII be OF the same political faith
The Republicans have Just failed II
their effort 70 raise the STATE Of siege
II those departments II which i slill
exists. and The severe eoRtesi over tie
sc-Etl7 d lssse resulted adversely .
them There i 10 questioning q
the authority q President MeMsbon
by soy party. The Legilmists have
made 10 show ef their royal ez1di-
dstes during the year, and there have
been 10 0rlesnis; intrigues OF notice.
TIE small knot Of Bo1spsrtists n
the assembly are es2selessly ' active,
bu. they see theT must wzit f0- their
opportunity L the future. Theirs
sad Gsnbetts have eoasiaUed II their
places IS Republican leaders There
are many signs that the preseu. s.
senbly viii sooa provide FOR rs own
dissolution, and the speedy election
Of new assembly, after Ekieh both
houses vii assemble s. The legislz-
tive power Of Al organized coastit1-
,ionsl republie-
In Germany, Bismarck b2s made
10 great Few movements this year
He hss nc. checked the action Of lie
laws relative % ;he church, AID O
many occasions, prelstss and priests
have been the sufferers By them The
hierarchy have DO means ef prevent
ing the e1eeuiisn ef the laws Of 1873
ior TIE regulation Of education, e
/ lelesissticsl authority, and church
property, and the Pope has bad 70
rest satisfied With bis previous re-
/ nonsraaees sgsinst them We re-
Gently had new evidence sbo wing
bow fClly Bismarck controls German
legislstio1, and he various policies
s.e las been engaged il turning into
laws 81 bear the marx Of bis s.r01g
hand. Bismarck has been s.U6Ting
Turkey, but We have not vet learned
bis cooclasio1s-
i IN Italy tie year has been one Of
greater political guieiUde than Any
/ oiber rear for long time There
has been no new trouble sboGt the
Pope, who has kept himself closely
c9a6ned IN tie Vatican, aod the Ul-
Irs1o1tsne party have offered onlF
passive resistance 70 The laws which
IN previous yes-s were fsli 80 hesFi-
llv. The Emperor 0. Germany visit
"a the King Of Italy 9 short TINE
sao n Milan, bui Il The nOna-cbs
conferred about political questions,
;bey have not ret Poblisbed their
views
/ II Aus-o-Hnngzry, also, ths Tes-
+ has been ooe Of zcususl ia:sr1sl qui-
e.ude, though lat:srly the Fienns
government, which has been COMPEL
I ea 70 keep close xz;ek oTer the IL
scrgeu. Bosaia1s and sgiizted Ser
visas across lis soatbera border, has
hsd no-e than is share q trouble
over The Turkish g1es-io3- Austria
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