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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

WILMINGTON, Eel, Nov. 2l.-Ac.
counts of q murder perpetrated yes
terday near Middhtown, in this coun.
ty, have just been received. Early
Yesterday morning . colored man,
bleeding and covered with dirt. and
with two bullet holes in his head,
dragged himself to a house near Van
dykes station, Oh ~ Queen Anne
and Kent railroad, d ar tie Delaware
line, and told a horrible story, the
substance of which is as follows:
AT Chestertowp, Maryland, lives q
woman named Dobson, who is in
good circumstances and has two at.
tractive daughters who have received
considerable attention in social cir
cles. Some time ago the daughters
became the mothers of illegitimate
children. The latter were killed and
the colored man mentioned above,
James Jones, was hired to bury them
and threatened with death if he re-
vealed the criGe
A few days ago, however, be told
the story to q eolored woman. On
Tuesday two men, named Vincent
and Newcome, cousins of the girls,
caught Jones and locked him up on
the Dobson farppromislng to do him
no harm if be would leave the State.
This he agreed o do, and on Tues
day night the two men, accom-
panied by Mrs. Dobson, started with
the negro in q carriage for Delaware.
About midnight in q woods, rear
Vandyke's station, this side of the
Delaware line, tie men took Jones
aud prepared to kill him. He begged
hard for life, and promised never to
return, but the woman told the men
to kill him and be done with it.
They fired, both bullets taking effect
in the negro's head, aud then dragged
him q short distance into the woods
and left him for dead. He revived,
however, sufficiently to reach a farm
house, where a magistrate was sent
for and bis declaration taken. He
cannot live.
The two men have been arrested,
and the woman will be arrested to-
day.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 2l--The
foil names of the parties referred to
in a previous dispatch in connection
with the murder of the negro Jones
are William Newcome, Philip Vim
cent and Mrs. John +. Dobson. The
men are not Cousins of the girls, as
reported, bat are believed to be their
seducers. All the parties have hith.
erto moved in high social circles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

In various quarters the defunct
Greenback party is being counseled
to preserve its organization. The
Bellefonte Fatchmaa, CDem.) sug-
gests the use of air-tight cans for
that purpose. While another wag
thinks, that in view of its running SO
far behind, it could be better preserv'
ed by making II into ketch up.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27
A SERIOUS Quarrel.

C%INeIssArI, November lS.-Chss.
Young, Archibald Steel sad the
son of the latter, working . farm Oh
shares ueaT LebsBon, Ohio, had o
misunderstanding on Friday. during
which Steen and his son dubbed
Young until be was insens:ble. A
bred man of Young's coming TO the
rescue met With The same fac. Mrs.
Young snd her daagGuef coming ny
Oh the scene were both felled - the
earth with clubs. The Stems then
fed sad have not been seen SINCE.
The physicians say it is unlikely that
either Young or the hired man will
recover.
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ed by making it into ketch up

ABBEvILLE COUNTY, South CARROLL
ma, has 1870 colored voters. The
Democrats report that not a single
Republican vote was cast in the
county. And yet they speak OF the
colored men as Republicans. The
question is, What became Of the
Republican votes 2" or, TO put it in
another way, "Wby didn't the Re-
publicans vote 2"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

ST. PAuE, November 2G.-Yester
day uorDing, Alto Montgomery. iiv-
log al the 81. faal House, made at
attempt to commit suicide by shoot.
ing himself, inficting q severe wound
in his head.
His SOP, about twenty years old,
attended him ast night; and while
standing at his fatber's bedside te
tainted from exhaustion, dropped the
kerosene lamp is bis band, which ex-
ploded, setting are to tbs hes,
The father was burned to q cslsP
10 the bed. The son revived snd
rushed into the street. where his
burning clothes were extiDguished
after severe injuries bad been infict-
ed.
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You D,n't Know tEir yaIu.

They cured me of Ague. Bilious
ness and Kidney complaint. as rec
commended. i had a half bottle LEFT
which / used for nay two little girls,
which the doctors and neigbbors said
could not be cured. ! am confident
l should have lost both of them one
night if l had not bad the Hop Bit.
tiers in my house to use. | found
they did them SO much good 1 con-
tinued it with them, and they are now
well. That is why / say you do not
kLos half the value of Hop Bitters,
and do not recommend them high
enough."-B. Rochester, n. Y.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

LOUISVILLE, November 2l.-Ai
Lagrange, KY, last night, forty arm
ed men aroused the %jailor, Captain
James Russell, from his bed, tool
the key of the jail from him, went to
the jail, secured q negro named Geo
Williams awaiting trial on the charge
Of committing an outrageous assault
on au eight year old child of John
Barber, took him two miles west o.
Lagrange aud hanged him. Williams
confessed his crime, which was com.
milted last Tuesday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

A solid North, with 23i electora
votes, is the basis on which Republi'
can operations will rest hereafter
Andi the ~hot-headed fools of the South
encouraged by the cool headed kDave'
Of the North, who call themselves
Democrats, NAV credit themselves
with this result. BY this time boil
these elements Of mischief ought Il
have learned that the North never re
fuses a challenge where the right il
involved.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

The BLOODY shirt" made no dis
PLAY at the late elections in the North
and West. The battle was fought
out msnfully Cor q sound national
currency and q protective tariff
Both issues were ignored by the
"solid South at the election, and
will have to be met by the southern
members in Congress with a solid
North on both questions. The North
therefore, rules by the force of super
ior WI and intelligence.
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Accident to q Funeral Party.

CORY, PA, November 22.-This
morning at the Union depot in this
city, while a funeral party was TAX
ing the train for Erie, the platform
gave way precipitatiag twenty-five
people into the below. The
casket containing the remains was
buried in the rubbish. Several
persons were injured, none fatally.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate OF fienry Young, late o.. Somerset Twp
g., = deceased.
Letters of administration on the above estatehav,
ing been granted 10 the undersigned by the proper
authority, notice Is hereby given to those indebted
tot to maxi ilp mediate payment, and those having
claims againsti t TO present them duly authentica-
ted for settlement at theofiic OF Valentine Hay. IN
Somerset borough, on Saturday, December IS.
ISIS,
MOSES YOUNG,
Nov. 20 Administrators.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

FuLros county has the credit Of
possessing the most leyel-headed pop
ulstion in the State, inasmuch as
there was not a eingle Greenback
vote polIed within her borders at the
late election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

THERE is no fear of starvation in
the West. Chicago has in her ware
houses SO, 900 barrels Of -four, 5000,
o0e bushels of grain, $4,000 barrels
of pork. 81, 900 tierces of lard, and
81. 500. 0eO pounds of meats.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27
Molly Magnires.

louisville, November lS.--The
dispatches received here to-day from
II Harrisburg announcing Gov. Hart
ranft's action in the Molly Mcguire
cases were received by the public
with general satisfaction, and set at
rest sny doubts as to the fate of Ke-
hoo
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27
IIiieff Distilieries seized.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, November 81.
The raiding party operating in Cal
houn aud Cliburne counties under
charge of Deputy Collector Strouse
had seized up to the 18th inst. seven
still houses, five copper stills, 5000
gallons of beer and mash, and thirty
gallons of whisky, and made several
arrests
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27

TIE solid South, with Indiana
and Oregon, has l56 Electoral votes.
The States carried by the Republi-
cans have 2i3 Electoral votes. This
is as il should be.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-27
assstsfA awe

PEeRIA, Ill. November 2i.--Tbo
stables VI the Central City horse rail
way company were burned last night
Thirty horses were roasted alive,
Loss s., 600.
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NEW
Saved from the Grave.

Mr.. j. Il. IOuman. Long +. u, Ills, says: at
saved my two children from the grave" A. l..
Simmons, of Baltimore, Nd, also says at will
sure the worst cough Immediately" Two doses
cured me Of bad cough Of one weeks standing u
Of Sellers Cough Syrup sold. 1t is the most pop
ular remedy for Coughs, Colds, Group, Hoarseness.
ana all Throat and Lung Diseases. Has been in
Use for halt a century. Sold by all druggists and
per bottle. r. Z. SELLERS & Co., Props,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Noy. 20
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

PlTTSBURGH n CoSyELLsvILLE X. X. Co,
General Office, Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. Is, 1873.
Notice is hereby given that the Stock Transfer
Books Of this Company will be closed on the
10th inst, and remain closed until after the annual
meeting OF Stockholders for the election of a Board
OF Directors, and for the transaction of such other
business as may be brought before the meeting,
10 be held on Monday, December 2. next.
J. b. WASHINGTON,
Nov. 20 1t Secretary.
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Harper's Magazine.
1879.
D.
NOTICES OF THE PRESS,

Hdrpcr's MGgG-iHe is the American Magazine
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Harper's Weekly.
1879.
ILL & D.
NOTICES OF N PRESS.

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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-26
He Went Yes He DID Not GO.

He wanted to go to Fort Worth and
he had not the wherewith to purchase
ticket, and he detested walking. But
he was undaunted by such trifles as
these, and as the shades of evening
fell he hied himself away to box car
on the track near the Texas and Pa
clfc depot, and quietly and unknow>
ingly to the wicked railroad men,
ensconsed himself In it. He had not
a care In this wide world, happy soul,
for he considered himself as good as
in Pantherville, and when the engine
pulled out and he knew that he was
moving over the rails he felt doubly
happy. He fell asleep dreaming of
how cunning he was to thus beat his
way. He slept soundly, and when he
awoke the next morning the sun was
several hours high. He alighted from
the car and found himself In village.
''This pigmy place Of few old dilaPi-
dated houses cannot be the immortal
Pantherville," thought he, and he was
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-26
Sanitary Notice.

Property holders and tenants are
hereby notified to clean and put their
premises In good sanitary condition,
as chapter 20, section and 10 of the
city ordinances will be rigidly en-
forced. NJ. A. CORNELIUS, MD,
Health officer OF the City of Dallas,
DALLAS, April Is, lS7S-2w.
The sections Of the ordinances res
ferred to are as follows:
SECTION s. 1t shall not be Lawful for
any person to throw, place, leave or
deposit, or to suffer or permit his or
her servant or any other person of his
or her family, or by his or her order,
to throw, place, leave or deposit in any
street, public way, lot or ground, or In
any gutter, ditch or basin, or on any
footway or sidewalk, or near any in.
babited place, any feculent matter,
odor, or any filth whatever, or any
foul or corrupt water, or distilled or
fermented liquors, or other substance
exhaiing fetid odors or noxious stencil,
and all persons are forbidden to OBJ.
struct or stop the running off OF water
In any of the bitches, culverts or
sewers OF the city. Any person viola.
ting either Of the provisions of this
section, shall be fined not less than
one nor more than ten dollars.
&c. 10. No person shall throw, or
permit any one in his or her employ
to throw into any street, highway,
thoroughfare or other public place,
any animal or vegetable substance
whatever. or any tin or glass, or pieces
of iron.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-26
Dallas Ci,y Lumber Yard,

For the hest iGe cream IN the CITY,
go TO MOrim's, BID Main H. alOlm'
-Burap sacks nj HagRart's'-tf
Two car loads Of buggies aud plat
form Wagons, ut Orr's'-tt
W, q. Holland, attorney at law
office, corner Of Main aud Lamar
streets, special attention TO bankrupt
cases, lanlS'gm
90 to W, j, shone's Dallas Book
Store Tor finest md cheapest oroquel
sets, from $3.50 TO Sl6OO, lm
Prairie chickens ut iaggarps'
Reliable help for weak aud ner'
yous sufferers, Chronic, painful and
prostratlng diseases cured without
medicine, Pulyermaohers electric
belts the grand desldeIatum' Ayold
limitations, Hook aud Journal, with
particulars, mailed free, Address Pub
yermaoher dalyanie company, Cln'
Oinnati, Ohio,
All pattern hats aud bonneta sold
less than at cost at y, lralson, Main
street II
-percales, percales, fercales The
best brands only five cents u yard, at
the Famous cheap store, Ola and 90
ELM street. II
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odd FeiIow.' so.n Anniversary

Grand basket pinsnic, Grafton and
dancing, will DO given ut Longs LAX,
park Of 9. Meisterhans, under the sup,
pervision OF the Odd Fellows, OF the
city OF Dallas, on Friday the Goth inst.
at $3.50, u. m.
The procession will form at the lodge
room, facing ElW street up Elm street
to Rawlings House, turning South Il
Main street; down Main to Jefferson
thence to the Dallas ~ Wichita depot
No charges at the gate.
Trains will leave the Dallas " WITCH.
ita depot Mt $3.50 and 10 o'clock, n. M,
2, $50, 3, $3.50 and 4 p. m. Returning,
leave the Lake at and $3.50 p. m.
Trains for tho dance, at night, leave
Dallas ut $3.50, 8 and ll:2O. Return al
IL, II and o'clock
II. KLEIN,
O. IL. WILLIAMS,
w. n. ALEXANDER,
A. BROWN LEE,
J. DENNE.
ap 25 2t
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To be Fashionable and Economical
Dallas Ciiy lumber Yard.
Spanking teams NJ Orr's,

Spanking teams NJ Orr's. "
Buffalo tongues Mt Haggarps, III
New horses and new buggies at
0rr's new stable, on Main street. II
Choice cured buffalo at Haggart's.
Orr takes the Mexican dollar al
par for horse hire. II
Pure cider at Haggart's.-tf
-Four No. mules for sale al
0rr's. II
Have your clothes cleaned, dyed
and repaired by Henry Keller, 800,
north side Main street. chl0slm
You may hear OF dull times where.
ever you go, but pass by the New York
clothing house, and there you will find
customers at oil times. II
Gents furnishing goods, in all the
leading styles, at the New York cloth
Ing house. u
Query: "Why will men smoke
common tobacco, when they can buy
Marbur Bros. Seal of North Caro-
llna, at the same price ?" jan.Sldly.
The largest, finest and cheapest
stock of millinery, ladies' suits and
fancy goods, at Iralson's, 5l2 Main
street. mch30-lm
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A Fathers Denial.

Yesterdays HERALD contained an
account Of Scott Mays, who was ar.
rested and carried to Tyler, charged
with being accessory to the train robr
berries, which the reporter gained from
what he deems most reliable source.
His father called at The HERALD office
yesterday and said that his son never
lived in this county, and was never In
any way connected with the theft OF
horses, II THE HERALD has done Mr..
Mays or his son an injustice, 1t was not
intended, but the statements were CIV
en- simply as told the reporter.
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Dallas Ci,y Lumber Yard.

Go to II. w. Harry " Brother foi
your hour sfurnishing goods of all
kinds. mch26 I'm
Seed artichokes at Haggart's. I'll
Whatever you may be in want OF
in outfits for men, youths, boys and
children, II you would save money and
get good and reliable goods at bottom
prices, go to the New York clothing
house. tt
-Ifyou want to save a hundred
dollars in the purchase OF a buggy, 60
to Orr's.--tf.
-Ifyou want to buy family car
riage, Orr has the latest styles and
patterns
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Dallas CITY Lumber Yard.

--Plover at Haggarts.-tf
Buy your buggies at 0rr's-they
all do 1t. tt
Tickets to st. Louie, New York
Louisville, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Wash.
ington and Galveston, for sale at re,
duced rates, by Fred Manget, tickle,
broker, LeGrand hotel.-tf
-Millet seed at Haggart's.-tf
Bath-tubs, ice.cream freezers, bird
cages, water coolers, fly traps, dish
covers, and all kinds of goods suitable
to the season, cheap and on good terms
at II. w. Harry & Bros. mch28 I'm
Choice western butter at Haggart's,
H. w. Harry Il Brother have q
large and timely lot of refrigerators
Just in. Call In and secure one early
mch26 I'm
If you want to trade all old buggy
for new one, Orr;s is the plsce.--tf.