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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02
Harrisburg, Jany. 81, 1876.
SENATE.

The Senate met at ii a. NJ, the
Lieutenant Governor in the chair.
A large number of petitions were
presented, among them one from if
teen hundred citizens of Pittsburgh,
asking the Legislature to instruct
our United States Senators and ad-
wise our members of Congress to ia
vor measures giving Government aid
to tie Texas Pacific Railroad. SIM
liar petitions were presented from
citizens of Lycoming, Montour, Som
erset and Bedford counties.
Balls introduccd-Act releasing
notaries public appointed subsequent
to the 18th of February, 1878, from
commission fees, if reappointed.
Act relative to live stock, prohibit
ing strays.
Act regulating the management
of county jails, p%enitentaries and
houses of refuge and correction of
this State. This act provides for the
separation of colored and white per-
sons, aud that c%olored persons shall
be under the are of persons of their
own color.
On motion OF Mr.. Albright, SEN
ate bill No. ., IAN act to permi. de-
PENDANTS to testify in criminal cases."
was made the special order for Tues
dav afternoon, at three O'Clock.
Bills on Third Readiag.-Act to
provide for the erection of watering
troughs for the use of horses and at
tie on public roads. Amended so as
to apply to counties having less than
40, 600 inhabitants.
Bl.s on Second Reddiag-Joint
resolution proposing amendments to
the Constitution. Agreed to, as
on motion of Mr.. Strang.
Act relating to bail in criminal cas-
es taken by mayors, deputy mayors,
alderman and justices of peace, re-
curing them to record on the infor-
nation the residence of persons TAX
en- as bail and the location and extent
of their property. Agreed to.
Act authorizing appeals from as
sessments in the Commonwealth to
the Court of Common Pleas. Agreed
to.
Adjourned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

No BETTER evidence is wanted
that Blaine delivered a centre shot
by his speech on the amnesty bill,
than the howl it has raised among
the Confederate editors North aDd
South, and the unanimity with which
they assert that he made a mistake,
and that be has killed himself. Let
any fellow who Processes to believe
this, just say so in a mixed company,
and he will be apt TO discover that
there IS public interest enough in the
subject to keep conversation lively
for time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02
EIGfSE.

The House net at eleven a. ", and
proceeded to the consideration of
bills on third reading, as follows:
Joint resolution providing for the
purchase Of Purdon's Digest. Mr..
Hasson moved to go into Committee
of the Whole for special amendment,
viz, to limit the number of copies to
be purchased to fifty. Mr.. Wolfe
moved to amend by going into Com
mittee Of the Whole for general
amendment. Accepted and then
disagreed to. The joint resolution
was not agreed to-yeas y nays SO.
Act fixing the compensation CT ar
bitrators chosen under the compulso-
~ arbitration laws. Not agreed to.
Act enabling assignees for the ben
eft of creditors to make sale of real
estate encumbered by liens. Passed
finally.
Supplementary act relating to the
State Treasurer and the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund, amending
the lIth section thereof so as to as
sign a part of the revenue derived
from the tax on capital stock of cor.
porations of the Commonwealth to
the sinking fund and part thereof to
the general fu1d. Passed finally.
The following bills passed first read
ing:
Act authorizing the payment of
unexpended balances of bounty funds
into the treasury Of the school fund
of the district in which such bounty
funds were raised.
Act to amend and revise the penal
laws.
Act in relation TO appeals from
Judgments of justices of the peace
and aldermen for wages of manual
labor.
Act Authorizing the use of unclaim-
ed bodies of convicts and others for
the promotion of medical sciences.
Supplement to an act entitled "An
act to authorize and require auditors
to make public an annual statement
of receipts and expenditures of road
commissioners, supervisors, overse-
ers Of the poor and school directors
of the several townships and bor-
oughs within the Commonwealth and
designate a day to audit, settle and
adjust township and borough ac-
counts"
Act providing a remedy by man
damus against supervisors Of roads
who refuse or neglect to open or re-
pair public roads.
Act to provide a mode for the re-
moval Of county seats.
Act fixing the compensation of
township officers.
The House then resumed consider
alton of the Judges Salary bill.
Mr.. Smith, of Chester, moved to
amend by allowing Judges of the
Supreme Court, in addition to their
salaries, a mileage of twenty cents
for every mile travelled in the per-
Torrance oftheir duties. The amend
ment was disagreed to.
Mr.. Wolfe moved to recommit the
bin to the Committee on Judiciary
General. Not agreed to.
The House then adjourned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

SENATE.
Harrisburg, Jany. %, lsfG.
The Senate met at III A NJ, the
Lieutenant Governor in the chair.


The Senate met at ii A NJ, the
Lieutenant Governor in the chair.
Anutnher uf petitions were read
and appropriately referred, and g
number Of bills were reported favor
ably FROM committees.
The following bills were read in
place:
Act providing for the submission to
the voters Of the Commonwealth OF
q proposition for the removal of the
Capital Of the State to the city Of
Philadelphia.
Act TO amend and revise the penal
law.
Act for the erection of new State
peniteniiary and the removal Of the
Eastern State PeniIeDtiary from Phil.
adelpbia.
Limiting the time for entering
Judgment on warrants of attorney,
amicahle actions or agreements to
confess or revive judgment.
Bills on second reading:
Act relating TO judicial sales and
the preservation of liens of mortgag-
es. Agreed to.
To provide for the r~efunding and
redemption Of existing Indebtedness
of counties, cities, boroughs, town
ships, school districts o. other NUM-
CAPABILITIES or certificates issued prior 10
the Goth cay Of april, 1874 Agreed
to.
Supplementary act fixing and reg
ulating the terms of members of
councils aud other city, ward, Dor
ough and township officers, excepting
school directors elected by the people,
etc.
To provide for the erection Of wat
eriug troughs ON public roads.
Joint resolution proposing amend
meats to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth. Laid over for
amendment.
Bills on first reading:
To create a State Board of Health
for the protection of lite and health,
and TO prevent the spread of diseas-
es. Passed.
To authorize and empower county
commissioners to contract for the
purchase, use and control Of bridges
erected over rivers, creeks and rivu-
lets and for the abolition of tolls
thereon.
Relating to the registration of
births and marriages in the cities.
Agreed &c.
Relating to the appointment of
auditors by the courts Of the Com
monwealth. Agreed to.
Authorizing and regulating the is
suance of %venires for attendance of
Jurors il The several courts. Agreed
TO.
Regulating passenger fare and
freight rates on railroads not exceed
ing fifteen miles in length. Agreed
TO.
The Senate adjourned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

Az analysis Of the vote on the
Centennial bill shows that OF the
eighty Southern Democratic MEM
bers siriy-ttro voted against the bill
aad forfy-screa Northern Democrats
voted with them. Only nineteen Re
publicans voted against It, one Of
whom was from The South. The
Democratic and Liberal press has
been continuously whining for months
past, in behalf Of an era Of good
feeling during this Centennial year,
and yet the party in whose behalf ii
has been so laehrymose, ~deGantly
and eontemptuously refuses to lend
countonaace TO this jubilee celebra-
ton.
Mr.. Lamar, the great Southern
leader, spoke in favor Of the biil, and
among other things said:
He favored the celebration in order that
the people of the North might become sat
isfed Of the longing desire OF the Southern
people to live with them in perpetual
union as before the war, and before that
feeling all others sank into insignidcance.
Bat of the four score Southern
Democratic members who listened to
his eloquence, but seventeen shared
his sentiments. SixtytwO Southern
Democratic members, by their votes,
declared we are opposed to celebrat-
ing the Centennial anniversary of the
Nation, We have no longing desire
to live with them Che people of the
North in perpetual union" The
question now is, Does Mr.. Lamar
represent the sentiment OF the South
ern Democrats, or do the sixty-two
Confederate Brigadiers? These lat
ter Representatives loudly applaud
ed Ben. Hills defense Of JEFF Davis,
and the savagery Of Andersonvige,
but they made 40 reference to the APP
peal to support the Centennial as a
test Of their coed faith, and as a proof
of their desire TO live in union with
the North.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

Bills on third reading were taken
up and acted upon as follows:
To provide for the refunding or
redemption Of the existing indebted
ness Of counties, cities, boronghs,
townships, school districts or other
municipality Incorporated districts,
evidenced by bonds or certificates, Is
sued prior to the goth April, 1915.
Passed finally.
Act comforting additional powers
upon the several boroughs. Passed
finally
Supplementary to the act fixing
and regulating the terms of members
of councils and oil other city, ward,
borough and township officers, ex-
cepting school directors elected by
the people and fixing the time for the
inauguration of mayors. Passed Fl.
nally.
Adjourned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02
HARRISBURG
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
HARRIsBURG, January q, 1876.
HOUSE.
House met at 1870 p. NJ.

The House met at 1870 p. NJ
Bills were read in place as follows:
Mr.. Graham, of Allegheny-Act
to regulate trials by jury in civil cas-
es. This law is in operation in the
State of Tennessee, and resulted in
saving Sl00, 900 to the State. Also
authorizing municipal corporations to
vaca,e streets and alleys within their
corporated limits.
Mr.. Spang-Bill to promote the
health of coal miners in biuuminous
coal mines of the State.
Mr.. Hannah bill TO authorize
Councils to fix the salary Of the bur-
CESS.
Mr.. Sprang-Petition of citizens Of
Bedford requesting that our Senators
and members of Congress be instruct
ed to vote for a subsidy to the Texas
Pacific Railroad. Also a petition of
citizens of Huntingdon county ask
ing for the passage of the Homestead
law and a stay law. Also, petition
of citizens Of Philadelphia ask
ing for a reduction OF. fares
of street passenger railways.
Also, petition of citizens of
Venango county, demonstrating
against the passage of the fee bill.
Mr.. Talley-Joint resolution pro-
viding for the printing of 5000 copies
of the State Treasurer's report for
the use Of the House, and 5000 for
the Senate /; also 5000 copies of the
report Of the Sinking Fund for the
House and 5000 for the Senate.
Mr.. Plummer called up his resolu-
ton, offered a week ago, appointing
a committee Of three TO investigate
the grave and serious charges of
abuses in the Pennsylvania Reform
School.
Mr.. Christy resisted heresolation,
and denied the right Of the Legisla-
ture to investigate the Reform
School.
Mr.. Spang inquired whether the
institution was not supported by
State aid, and declared that it should
purge itself Of corruption before ask
ing some $3.50, 600 Of the peoples
money.
Messrs. Wolfe and Mitchell spoke
10 favor Of the institution, and
Mcssrs. Spapg, Irwin and Plummer
against il.
Mr.. Mitchell thought that If a com
mittee were now raised, it would be
a serious reflection on the Board of
Public Charities.
Mr.. Plummer thought they were
derelict in duty, only two being press
ent at the investigation, and that the
Legislature should investigate and
expose existing abuses.
Mr.. Wolfe moved that further ae-
ton be postponed for the present.
Not agreed to-yeas Al, nays sc.
Mr.. Hays moved to increase the
committee to five. Agreed to.
Mr.. Zern moved that that the com
mlttee nave power 10 send Tor persons
and papers. Agreed to.
The Speaker appointed the follow
ing committee to investigate the Re-
form School at Morganza: Messrs.
Plummer, Spang, Yerkes Jackson
and Vogdes.
The resc,ution providing for final
adjournment on the 23d Of March
was lai I over, under the rules.
A resolution eensuring Congress
men Cochran, Stenger, etc, for vot-
ing against the Centennial ~appropria-
ton, was voted down and finally
withdrawn.
The House then adjourned.
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Lynch Law.
\ MURDERER HANGED AND i MUIR
DERESS SPARED.

RICHMOND, VA, January GA
telegram received here from Bar
louisville, w. Va, on the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, states
that the body of Charles +. Meeting,
a young and prominent citizen of
CabelI County, W. Va, was found
buried in bis stable. He disappeared
on Sunday night, and his wife told
plausible stories of his absence, which
for a time misled the neighbors, but
AT last suspicion grew 50 strong that
search was made, with the result ia
dicated.
The suppositiou is that Meeting
was murdered by his wife and Ed
ward Williams. Williams and Mrs.
Meeting have been arrested. There
ismuca excitement Ia the neighbOr-
hood, and ,hreats of summary ven-
geance have been heard; but it is be-
lieveG that the good sense of The
community will prevail and the law
allowed to take It's course
THE END OF IT.
CINCIyNATI, Ohio, January ga
Gazette special says: Edward Viii
liams, who, with Mrs. Meeting, was
arrested for the murder of the l%atter's
husband, was taken from the jail at
Barboursville, w. Va, last night, and
banged by a mob. The prisoners
were assured by a minister that suf-
icient evidence OF their guilt had
been obtained, and that the jail was
surrounded by q mob of excited peo-
Pile, but both denied any completely
in the act, although the minister con-
timed praying with thin eand asked a
confession. The mob finally forced
the ktys from the %jailor, took Will
liams out and placed him under 6
tree in the court house yard, where,
With a rope around his neck, stand
ing on a barrel, be made a confession.
He expressed a hope that the crowd
might obtain Gods forgiveness for
their crime, as he had, and declared
that he was happily started on his
journey hume TO heaven. He died
after fifteen minutes of terrible agony.
Mrs. Meeting was then brought out
and placing her in front of the dead
murderer the crowd called for her
confession. She said Williams bad
been her paramour for three years,
that she had been trying for The last
three months to poison her husband
without success, hat Williams struck
Meeting on the head with an axe
while be was asleep on Wednesday
night, afterwards cutting his throat
She assisted ia destroying the wit
nesses of the murder aud burying
Meeting. She accused herself of be-
ing the cause Of the murder, but beg
ged pitifully for her life. Thougs
the feeling was very strong against
her, and the crowd voted unanimous.
ly for her execution, 10 man could be
found who would put the rope around
the woman's neck and she was re-
turned to jail.
Williams body was left hanging
until cut down by the authorities
this morning.
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Apaches ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS An-
dians Killed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, January 90
On the 17th instant q party OF two
hundred Apache Indians attacked a
squad Of tweHty-three soldiers, fifty
miles south Of Santa Fe, New Next
co. The troops were on q buffalo
hunt, and being armed with earhine-
made "a very good stand 4ad fought
gallantly. Tweuty-three red devils
were killed Three soldiers we're
wounded, one fatally. A detachmenl
Of troops bas been sent from Santa
Fe in search for the offending H.
dians, whom they will further chas-
tisc. if found.
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NOTICE OF APPEALS.

Notice Is hereby given that appeals from the a.
sessments Of 1870 will be held in the Commission.
ers' office, in Somerset. for the several b0rOughs
and townships Of the county as follows:
Shade. Paint. COnemaugh, Jenner, Jennervillc
borough, QuemahOning. StOnycreek. StoystoTn
borough. Allegheny and New Baltimore borough
on Thursday the 17lh day of February next.
Berlin Dor. BrOthersvalley. Larimer. North
amptOn. Southampton. Wellersbury borough,
Greenyiile. Elklick. Salisbury borough. Summit
and'MeyeTsdale borough on Friday, the 18th day
Of February.
Somerset township, Somerset bOrsugh, Milford,
Jefferson, Addison, Lower Turkeyioot Upper
Turkeyfo0i. Confluence borough, Ursina borough,
Middlecreek and New Centreyills borough on
Saturday, the 18th day of February. when and
where all persons and corporations feeling them
selves aggrieged at the enumeration and Valut
ton OF their taxable property and effects mac
pursuant 20 the several acts Of Assembly IN sui
ease made and provided are requested TO attesd
and state their grievances for redress cccordbsS
law Special attention Is also directed 70 tAe 81
To-. Ing portion OF Art. 4. See 2 OF an act ~ =.
organization, discipline and regulation oil ~ h
litia OF the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvahie; ,s-
wit; 90 the same days above mentioned th.Snpt
missioners shall alse determine who are eN
or not liable 10 do military duty, sc. -,,,jgn-
The appeals viii be held on the above - !. and5
ed days between the hours Of 9 o'clock B.
o'clock p. m.
]. PHILSON, ,ppI
w NJ Scurocr DANIEL PHLLLHi+
! ianlS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

ALECK MCCLURE has the credit, il
it be one, Of running the last Demo
cratic Convention in this State, and
nominating Pershing for Governor.
he has now undertaken to dictate
their course in the approaching Ma
tional Convention, and discourses
thus plainly to that organization:
"The Democratic party may win in its
name and undo. its banner. but not by IFS
own strength. It is q minority OF the
voters of the nation. Ii cannot carry
Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio. Indiana,
! Connecticut. New Hampshire, California,
Oregon or Nevada without so defining its
position alike BY a manly, patriotic plat
form and eminently able and liberal
standard bearers, as TO attract to its sup
port q quarter OF a million voters who are
not now, and do not choose 10 be. partisan
Democrats. With them il can succeed !;
without them i, win be utterly defeated.
The immaculate Colonel will
scarcely be permitted to have his own
sweet viii in the matter, but be is ev-
identity determined to get as high a
bid as possible for the support of the
Independents, which be fondly i'm
AGNES be holds in the hollow Of his
hand.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

The Louisville Coarter-JOarnol
cannot conceal from itself that the
conduct of the Democrats in the pre-
sent Congress, viii inevitably make
the next House largely Republican.
1t says of the Southern Democrats
in the present House:
They forget nothing. They learn
nothing. They talk and talk, while
the other side hies of with the swag.
Thus far, in spite Of an overwbelm.
ing majority, they have allowed them
sexes to be beaten, overreached and
turned .epside down on their particu.
lar ground. Even their friends are
sick and Respondent. The country
wants q fresh set OF intuiiions and
impulses; not a dreary rotation in old
ideas"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

Tue Democrats were SO badly de-
moralized on the amnesty debate,
and so much of the old virus Of trea-
sou crops out Of the Southern Briga-
diers whenever they take partin de-
bate, that the Democratic Senators
were constrained to decide in caucus
last week, that they would net reply
to Senator M~orton's speech on the
outrages committed at the late cleo
ton in Mississippi for fear Of being
drawn into a trap, as they allege
their brethren OF the House were by
Blaine in the debate on amnesty.
This is an open confession that they
are afraid to trust their late Confed-
crate leaders with the freedom of
speech.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

ONE hundred and thirty votes were
cast in the House at Washington,
against the Centennial appropriation,
of which one hundred and seven
were those of Democrats and five
those Of independents. On which
McClure's Tunes remarks: Still
it was in no sense a party vote
Wonder what does make a party
,-o+eP
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TnE House at Washington, with

THE House at Washington, with
out serious opposition, has passed The
bill REDUCING postage upon mail mat
ter Of the third class from one cent
per ounce 10 q half cent per ounce,
the weight of packages to be limited
to four pounds. The third class en-.
braces transient newspapers and pc.
riodicals as well as seeds AID mer
chaudise. Doubtless the bill viii alsC
pass the Senate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

JONES, of Kentucky, in a speech in
the Congressional Record, perorates
rs follows:
LET me tell the gentleman that
the time will come, perhaps near at
hand. when the names Of Grant and
Sherman and Sheridan, and Lee and
Jackson and Breckinridge-yea, sir,
Of the martyred Lincoln and the now
iLsulted Jefferson Davis-will be
read with common pride and common
respect By the American youth, and
the last may be honored as much as
the 6rstn
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Old style Snow.StoPm.

SAN Francisco, January ga
heavy snow-storm is reported at Shas-
ia, which did great damage to build
ings. The roof of the Court House
was crushed in. A severe storm Of
snow and wind is reported in East
ern Nevada, blocking roads and rail.
ways.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

[. s. SENATOR SHERMAN, of Ohio,
has written a letter TO 4 friend taking
strong ground in favor Of the nomi-
nation Of Governor Hayes Of that
State for President. Last summer
the Senator bitterly opposed the nom
inauon of Hayes for Governor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

SAYS the Indianapolis Journal;
1t is q significant and startling fact
when, IL years after the close of the
war, every Democrat in the House OF
Representatives votes in favor Of
making jefferson Davis eligible to Of
fee, and of holding the Federal Gov
eminent responsible for cruelties prac-
ticed on rebel prisoners. 1t is a new
proof that the Bourbon Democracy
learns nothing and forgets nothing
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

A QUICK commentary on the Dem
ocratic proposition to reduce the army
is the fact that Sitting Bulls band Of
Sioux is on the war-path in Montana
and the troubles on The Texas border
are daily becoming more compii-
cafed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

Harpcrs' Weekly says that moth
ing should any man to forget
that the Democratic party is now
what it has been for many years
the political organization Of those
who aimed TO destroy the National
Union and Government for the basesi
and most revolving Of purposes, AID
who still declare that their views, ex-
cept as TO the practicability Of seces-
sion, remains unchanged"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

MAINE leads of in the appoint
ment Of delegates to the Republican
National Convention. A resolution
was unanimously passed that Hon.
James G. Blaine is the choice Of the
Renublicans Of Maine for President
OF tie United States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

The House met at 10 A. NJ. A
large number of petitions yer pre-
sented aud properly referred. A res
olution for printing 5000 copies of
the phamplet laws of 1875, for the
use of the Legislature, was referred.
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THE New York Tribune says that
The President makers who are so sure
Mr.. Blaine is dead, had best not be in
haste about burying him. He will
be found at Cincinnati animated with
an amount Of liveliness which would
be simply preposterous 10 a corpse.