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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08
The Dead Train-Robbers.

Hayes City (Kan.) Sentinel.
The body of Collins was identified by a
dozen of his old Texas acquaintances, but
for long time the body of his accomplice
could not be identified. Finally Anna
Lange appeared in the depot, where the
bodies were lying, and stated, under oath,
TINT she recognized the body as being that
of William Cots, formerly of Antoio, Tex
as. His father now resides in Pottsville.
Of the antecedents of Colts we can OBJ
tain nothing; but from the many Texans
abont Ellis we have gathered great deal
of the history of Collins He is described
as being afable, of pleasing address, intel
ligent, and decidedly hansome. His aged
father and mother now reside in Dallas,
Texas, and are said to be of the highest re-
spectability as we'll as quite wealthy. Joel
was always wayward son, and has been
implicated in many escapades. He killed
Mexican in San Antonio in 1887; and
it is believed by many that he killed 9TH
ers. He has been up in the world several
times of late years; but was passionately
fond of gambling, and lost heavily. He
has driven cattle from Texas once or twice
and last winter drove 200 beeves through to
the Black Hills, and spent several months
in the principal cities of that country.
His movements from that time to this are
unknown. He was an accomplished trick
ster, and at one time swindled w. W. Wells
out of 600 head of cattle, and in like man
ner succeeded in beating Aker & Bennett
out of 800 head. It is stated that he once
lost $4,000 in gambling house in ST.
T,nuis
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GiIman's Reception AT Sing Sing.

Take Mr. Gilman to the receiving room"
said the Warden
This way sir" said the assistant, some
what shortly.
"I leave my valise, yonder," Mr.. Gil
man said.
"Yes, yes" said the assistant, "I'll tend
to that by and by"
Meanwhile the seven convicts, escorted
by the other Sherifs, had arrived on foot.
The motley grope of handcufied prisoners
stood before Mr. Bigelow. the clerk, whose
dinner hour WAS near, and who brusquely
spoke up:
Stand in line, there! face the wall! take
off your hats and fold your armsp
In the lire thus formed, close to and
facing the wall, Gilman was at one end,
next came the three negroes; then the four
others. In this position they stood nearly
half an hour, while Mr.. Bigelow ate his
dinner.
When he came back he took up the sew
eral commitments. The first was Gilman's.
Bigelow called out:
"William c. Gilman" Gilman stepped
up to the desk when the following CONVEX
sation ensued:
"What is your name?
civilian c. Gilman"
"Whst is your occupation?"
II am a broker"
"Your age?"
"Forty-three."
"What were you committed for?'
"For forgery"
"Were you ever arrested before?"
"No, sir; / was not arrested this time"
"Eh, how came you here?"
Gilman answered nothing, and Bigelow
continued:
"Doyou drink spirituous or malt liquors?
"No sir"
"Do you use tobacco?"
"No sir"
"Can you write your name?"
"Yes sir"
"Step up, then, and sign the roll"
| This done, the officer went on-
"Step over here and deliver up whatever
| you have on your person"
Thereupon Gilman took ous his pocket
| book, which contained several bills ant
some silver, his watch and charms, hi
knife, and finally a key, saying:
'This is the key to my valise up stairs
"To what?" said Bigelow, curtly.
Gilman made no reply.
"What's that ring on your fngeF?
"I can't get that of"
| 81 can file 1t oil, was the ratheF has'.
answer.
When Gilman had passed through thi
ordeal, during the whole of which he new
er fiinehed he took up his station facin,
the wall. The other seven convicts wer
questioned and examined in turn, the worl
occupying nearly three quarters af an hour
The fresh arrivals were then turned owe
to keeper who took them to barbe
shop, where long hair was clipped and beard
were shaven This operation Mr.. Gilman
had anticipated. Next all We're marched t
the clothing department. washed, and wer
clad in the stripped prison garb. Whel
all were reclad the keeper gave them thei
first lesson in prison marching. Mr.. Gil
man loaded the line. each man placing hi
hands on the shoulders of the one in from
The gang were drilled back and forth i
the prison halls for half an hour Fac
man was then assigned his cell, to whic
he was onducted-NeD York; World.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08

Frank Green the authorized agent for
the Herald' we understand is prowliDg a.
round the country reporting that THE
SOMERSET Press has but three hundred
subscribers and that THE PRESS charges as
much for legal advertising as the Herald.
We wish it distinctly understood that
Frank Green or any one else lies when they
assert that THE PRESS has but 300 subscri-
bers or charge as much as the Herald for
advertising. Frank Green knows as little
about the number Of subscribers to THE
PRESS as he does any thing else, and God
knows that 10 not much.
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'f2
200
fO00

Don't you think that looks better than
the other?Isu't it just possible that all the
wealth of all the nation forms better
basis" for currency than an insignificant
amount of yellow metal, which is owned
and controlled by few 1en without soul
or conscience, and who are able by locking
it up and cornering it, to place the screw
press on industry and squeeze it dead and
dry, that they may live in.luxury and idle
ness. How long will the people be fools
anough to allow themselves to be misled by
the shallow cry Of fraudulent specie basis,
COTTON up only in the interest of the mon
ey mongers and the usurers? How long
will they allow the money monopoly to ex.
ist, giving into the hands of the bankers
the power of controlling and regulating all
business, instead of assuming the sovereign
right of the people, that of coming money
and regulating the volume thereof How
long, Oh Lord, how long?-Labor Adrance
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08

The New Lexington Organs" each drew
Sl39,l2 for publishing the tax notice last
year which we publish this year for $40,
therebyt'ovinR the tax payers of the coun-
ty S99,S7. Add this to $l9S, which The
PREss helped make them pay back makes
S297, ,sS and the Commissioners cut the
Rspoot down this year to about SS1 90 THE
PREss helped to have it done, and if the
Commissioners had done their duty it
would have been published in THE PREss
for s41 less. 1t will be seen that the expen
ses in these three items of county printing
the tax payers have saved S434,62. Sub
scribe for THE PRESS.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08
FROM COLUMBUS.
Correspondence Somerset PRESS.
COLUMBUS, OHIO. Nov. 6, 1877

Correspondence Somerset PRESS.
COLUMBUS, OHIO. Nov. 6, 1877.
WHO SHALL BE oHIo's SENATOR
When this question is asked, we reply
asking the other question, what ints rpre
tation shall be given to the Democratic
victory in 1877? To get the trne transla.
tion Of this victory, il is not safe to heed
the Eastren press of either party, or the
essays Of writer's there, or elsewhere, who
ere for Resumption and prefer National.
Bank, to National Greenback currency.
With these people our election means op-
position 10 the Administration generaly,
or resentment OF stay .as-home Republicans,
or opposition to Extravagance, or the cold
shoulder to subsidies. or mild approval OF
Reputation, and so on for variety and
quantity. None Of them touch the core OF
causes which led to Democratic triumph.
A plain attempt is made to hide and to
psrvsr. andlto falsify:ihe victory.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
was bornlo newness Of life out Of the con
test between the Money Power and the
People. In that struggle the people were
led by Andrew Jackson, who ran his frs,
race for President agsinst Crawford the
regular nominee of one faction, and Clay
the naminee ofanother faction, and Adams
the nominee of yet another faction. Jack
son was beaten. but the cause and its faith
ful Candidate survived and the war con-
tipusd 10 rageifor and against
NATIONAL BANK PAPER.
This 10 still the core OF the contest Hostili-
W to o system Of Nasionall.. Banks, and a
distinct svowsl.. in favor.of Greenbacks as
the paper currency Of the country, were
blazonod on the Democratic Banner oi
Ohio's Democracy in 1877, and dsfiantly
.uufurled in every newspaper Of the party
and in every speech before the people, that
truth fully proclaimed the Democratic
Ejsb. Add to this the reconciliation OF
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08
The Simple Truth.

ssss Before God, we, the workingmen of A
merica, charge upon our rulers and capl
talists that the main sum of the nations
wealth aud cultivated intelligence Is strain
ing every point to fasten the shackles of ir-
remediable serfdom on those who toll for
their bread, so that they and their children
after them shall remain hewers of wood and
drawers of water in perpetuity, to enable q
favored class to riot in luxury and extrava-
gance on the larger bulk ofprofit from the
workman's labor.and skill.-Labor AdUance
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08

The Herald says there are $4,000 in the
County Tresury of the county fund, and
wants to know whether i. would not be
we'll to invest this money in building for
the Sheriff and Probate Judge"
We believe the best plan would be to
hold on little while and probably enough
can be ground out OF the taxpayers of the
county to build house for the editors OF
the New Lexington "organs" as well as the
Probate Judge and Sheriff.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08
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200
12
.

1t is literally placinga pyramid on the
apex, instead Of the base. The least little
blast will cause il to shake and tremble
and any kind Of shock make it tumble
about our ears. Have you not always found
that our system Of money was fraud and
a humbug? Did it not always fail when il
was needed most, as In case Of a war or
panic? And the reason was, because the
basis was too small. The fabric was top.
heavy. A change of one in the Chassis"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08
How To Build A Pyramid.

Ii the ancient Egyptians had based their
immense piles of stone on the appex in
stead Of the base, the PROBABILITY is, that
where We now see pyramids that have exis-
ted beyond the ken Of man and are likely
to stand as long as the world, there would
be heap of stone and rubbish, the use or
origin of which none could determine. But
these builders of olden time knew what
they were about, they knew that fabric TO
stand firm, must be based on the broadest
part and not on the smallest.
Our modern financial tinkers are not so
wise. They howl about "solid basis" for
our currency, and then in the innocence OF
their hearts, or the venality of their souls,
they believe, or make believe that gold a.
lone can form such basis.
There is, at a very high estimate, not
more than 100000 900 of gold in the Uni
ted States. This divided among all the in
habitants Of the country would give two
dollars and half for each. For the sake
of simplicity we will be generous and call
it three dollars. There is paper money
enough to make twelve dollars all around
This our bullIonists propose to base on gold
The amount of the debts, stock, bonds and
other papers Of value in the country, is a.
bout two hundred dollars for each man,
woman and child, while the amount Of all
property of every kind in the land, reach
es nearly one thousand dollars for each
inhabitant And all this vnlue, superficial
financial tinkers propose to base on gold
that amounts to less than three dollars per
cepita. Look at their pyramid and won
der what frail basis thas:
1000
600 @
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Executors Notice.

Estate of George Kullman, Deceased. The un-
dersigned has been appointed and qualified as Ex-
eeutors Of the Estate of George Kullnan, late of
Perry County, deceased. Dated this 21st day of
September A. D. 1877,
MARRY A. KULLMAN.
LOUIS V. KULLAAN.
All persons indebted to the estate, must come
forward and make immediate settlement; as all
claims that are unpaid within a reasonable time
Will be left in the proper hands for collection.
Sept. 27, 1877. 3w.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08

causes change OF S33 in the top as the
basis measures all values"
The greenback, lunatics though they may
be called, propose to build according to
common sense, and they propose to reverse
the thing by building the money pyramid
in this maner
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08
Notice To Tresspassers.

All persons are hereby warned against Hunting
or Shooting on our premises on and after the frsi
day Of November, 1877.
Lewis Combs, r. A. Huston
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Beatty's S Par.or Organs ..:.
ESTABLISHED IN 1856.

i@Si n bLihoAEO IN 1000.
Believing it to be by far the best Parlor and Or
chestral Orgon manufactured, we challenge any
manufacturer to equal them. The celebrated Col
den Tongue Eeedsin this organ in conjunction with
the Perfect Reed Boards produce sweet pure and
powerful tones: Superb cases of new and elegant
designs. Ministers, teachers, churches, schools
lodges etc. should send for price list and discounts.
Dealers will and 1t to their advantage to exam
inc this instrument. 1t has improvements found
in no other. Correspondence solicited
Best offer ever given. Money refunded upon re-
turn o. organ and freight charges paid by me Dan
iel F. Beatty both ways if unsatisfactory after
test trial Of five days. Organ warranted for six
years. Agents discount given everywhere have
no agent. Agents wanted. Address,
DANIEL F. BEATTY.
Washington, New Jersey, u s. a
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Beatty s ParIor Organs

ESTABLISHED IN 1856.
The best and most lasting parlor organ now in
use. No othor parlor organ has ever attained the
same popularity.
1t has been tested by thousands many of them
competent judges and gives universal satisfaction
to all.
The music is adapted to the human voice, ranging
form the softest fute-like note to volume OF
sound unsurpassed by any instrument.
The instrument has all the latest improvents
and every organ fully warranted for six years
Beautiful oil polish, black walnut panneled cases.
which VIII not crack or warp, and forms, in addi-
ton to asplendid instrument of music beautiful
piece of furniture.
This organ needs only to be seen to be appreciated
and is sold at extremely low figures for cash Sec
ond-hand instruments taken In exchange.
Agents wanted, male or female, In every county
in the United States and Canada. A liberal dis
count made to teachers, ministers, churches
schools, lodges etc, where We have no agents: II
lustrated catalogue aud price list free Core
spondence solicited. Agents discount given where
] have agents. Best offer ever given now ready.
Address,
DANIEL T. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, U. g. 4.
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SOMERSET. OHIO. NOV. sth. 1877.

The New Lexington "Orgons" drew S217
IS each for publishing the Commissioners
Report last year and tried to get ninety mine
more. They are in favor of economy.
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r E NJ @ V ED!

have moved my stock OF goods to the room for
morally occupied by Mr. Drake and shall open
fine lot of New Goods at the lowest prices. invite
my old friends and all who want
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-30

The market has been steauya aud rather quiet
all the past week with no essential variation
In prices. The pts have been light. Ohio
seed leaf is in fair demand. The total offerings
at auction for the week were S52 hogsheads anu
AIS boxes, at the following prices 445 hhds
Mason County, Kentucky, District, trash, lugs
and leaf-17 hnds at "a 20a5 s., til at 50 0Oa7 95,
1872 at $Sa9 95; 141 at $0al4 75; "A at Sl5al9 rs;
at $2la20 so: hhds new at from So 80 to $loTj
l95 hnds Brown County, Ohio, District-2 hnds
at $5a5 2O % at IS S0a7 9j; "a at ssa9 90; " at
$lOa14 10; 23 at Sloa19 50; 2 at So 2ja20 70; S
casks new at s. 05. 6s hhds owen Conn
ty, Kentucky, District-59 hhds new-26 hhds
at ~ 35a5 So; Ia at ST 0Ja7 IS; IA at IS U0a9 co.
at sl0all 10; 2 boxes at VI 55a4: a hhds old at
from $6 65 60 IS So 1l5 hhds and boxes Pen
dleton County. KY, District-55 hnds new-32
hhds at $3a5 S.; Is at So 10 Z 60 at $s4pay rs;
1 at $1l25: s boxes at from - to S10 25; 60
hhds od-13 hhds at 50 40a5 80; ~ at is SCAT 95 /;
10 at $Sa0 So; 8 at $l0tl3 0, at SIS IS. Ii hhds
Boone County, kentucky-6 hids new at from
81 80 to IS 70; hhds' Odd hhds at 81 30: at
$40. 0 hhds and IS boxes new West Virginia.
3 hhds at 81 50a5 IS; 1 at Sc; z at $40 rs; IS
box IS new at from 50 SO to 81 25. ISL cases
Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin, seed leaf-iU!
boxes Ohio-23 at % 50a8 81, "a at $4a5 81, 21 at
26 lOa7 95 at $9a9 Is % at $lOal4 TO- at SIT 10
alSa5 46 cases Indiana at from $3 ~ to si6 25.
% cases Wisconsin at from 50 rs to $l2 50, 1or
filters, binders and wrappers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river fell feet here iu the twenty-four
hours ending at noon to-day, with 2l feet in the
channel, leaving space of 81 feet under the
Suspension Bridge and TsH feet space under
the Newport Bridge for passing steamers.
The following boats wers in port this morn
ing: Mary Houston, A. q. Donnally, Bostona,
Bonanza, Thomas Sherlock, Cons. Mlllar, Chas.
b. Church, U. p. Schenok, Hudson, Nashville,
Fawn, United States and Ben. Franklin.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
Oil CITY, PA, Jan. 30--s:35 A. M.--Riyer
feet inches and stationary. Ice firm. Wind
south. Weather clear and colo. Thermome-
ter 18
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 3O-1D:27 A. M
River s leet6 inches and stationary. Weather
clear. Thermometer "a. Wind east
PITTsBuRG, Pa, Jan. sl-l1:5s A. M.-River
feet & inches and falling. Foggy. Wind
north. Thermometer 81
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. 30-s:46 A. NJ
Kanawha River q feet inches. Thermom-
eter 40. Weather clear and calm.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Telegraph arrived this morning from
Pomeroy, and will return at P. NJ -. The
Bostona arr we'd this morning, and will return
to Huntington at O'Clock this afternoon. .....
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-30

The Emma Graham left for PIttsburg last
evening with 25 people aRd 425 tons frei Efit. 49,
The Ane side-wheel steamer Thomas Sherlock
Will commence receiving tomorrow ana leave
Tor New Orleans Thursday, arriving at that
point in time for her passengers to attend the
festivities of Mardi Gras. The C. u. Church
will leave for New Orleans this evening
sure. j. Il. Hamoleton presides in the ONCE,
and James A. Wirthlin is her attentive receiy-
ing clerk, .. The Ben. franklin arrived is
morning from Madison and VIII return this af-
ternoOn. The Geo. w. Cheek took q good trip
out yesterday for Vevay. She will leave here
again for Vevay tomorrow. Tho United
y ates, from Louisville, arrived this morning
aud will return this evening The Cons.
Millar is loading ana will leave for Memphis
Tomorrow, The Bonanza arrived this morn
ing and returned to Portsmouth at noon.
The Fawn is announced 10 leave this evening
for Evansville She will be followed Friday by
the JAS. ID. Parker. e.. .The Laura l.. Davis
broke her shaft below Hanging Rock, KY,
leans yesterday The Andy Baum passed
Cairo yesterday coming up. When she left
Memphis she had 500 brls oil, 800 beer kegR, 27e
bales cotton, AT bales paper stock, 20 hhds su~
gar, 90 brls molasses, 2O0 brls rice, 100 tons Of
way freight and 81 cabin passengers. -. .Tha
Cherokee passed Louisville yesterday. . The
Golden City arrived at New Orleans last even
ing The Hudson arrived last night and viii
return to Wheeling this evening She re-
shipped 100 kegs nafls on the Chas. b. Church
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS 4'
The John Gilmore, from Cairo, and Josh.
Cook, from Louisville, with tows of empty
barges, passed up this morning for Pitts
burg.
BoAT-HAEDs' GOSSIP. .,
Capt. Rees w. Dugan will leave for Cairo to-
night. He has turned the Andes WRECK over
to The underwriters s. who have appointed Capt.
Charles MulAeman TO superiDtend the repairs,
who will clean out her hull OF water and mud,
cut away the debris of her upper works, build
ways under, and launch her. Capt NJ has
contracted with MIR. Thomas Morton, carpen--
ter, and Mr.. John Wainwright to put her In
the river for $500. She now lies nigh and dry
on GilmOre's wharf, except five feet OF her
stern. Capt. w. G. Mccoy, OF the Ludlow
Ferry, has contracted for new ferryboat, to
be completed with steam and ready for busi-
ness by the 1st Of April. The Cincinnati Ma
rine " ays build the hull, which will be 126 feet
long, ~ feet beam and feet hold. The same
institution also build the cabin and upper
works. G. L. Dumont builds the machinery,
consisting Of boilers, a inches in diameter
and 20 feet long, containing 1ues each los
and 3 IS. The cylinders viii be 1TH inches in
diameter, with 81 feet stroke. Capt. Jas. S.
Wise has brigade OF men hard at work with
hose and water washing the mud off the City
Wharf The following are the names of the
Fawn's chief officers: Frank U. Smith. Mas
ter; Charles W iiliams, First Clerk: Ii. King,
Second Clerk: Wash. Elder and Dick Meeker,
Pilots +. George Melona and Jonn Clay will be
the Chas. b. CRuch's pilots TO New Orleans.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-30

FINANCIAL ADVICE While crowd OF
,twenty-one men stood around the coal
stove in the market yesterday morning,
each one facing outward and having his
hands cr0ssed behind him, Brother
Gardner was asked whether he thought
it was better for man to put dollar
in the bank than to hide it away at home.
"Put it in de bank, sab" was his prompt
reply. Put it in de bank for two
reasons: De first reason is because it
kind o lifts you up in saciety to hev
money in de bank. De nex' reason is
you kin let it lay in de bank till de
cashier ees kind o. lost track o. yer face,
an you can walk in dar sum day wnen
he's busy am say: i guess Ill take out
dat 5000 Lo-day.' He'll hand de cash over,
you hez de capital to go into business,
am de goose hangs high. Leastways
daps my ldee 'bout bankiT."-IFree
Press.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-30

THE MEANEsT MAN The meane st
man in America lives in Lodi, y. lie is
q weIl-to-do farmer, and his mother
lives in small house near his farm.
He supplies her with. fresh milk from
his dairy and makes her pay for it. She
does notrequire much milk-only enough
to dilute her tea morning and evening
certained how many spoonful quart
measure contains, and keeps count OF
the number which she receives daily.
When the quantity consumed approx
mates a quart he presents his bill. Milk
sells for cents = anarL in the town.