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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
A Plunge Into u Cataract.

DrNGMAN's FERRY, PENNA., Sept
l0.-Bushkill, a popular summer re
sort for New York, Philadelphia
Boston and Brooklyn people, is beau
tifully situated on the Pennsylvania
bank Of the Delaware river. Thir-
teen miles from this place, within 9
circle of q few miles, are numerous
waterfalls and eataracts, the most
prominent among them being the
Big Bashkill Fall, situated 10 the
mountains, two miles northwes. Of
the village, On the Bushkill creek.
For this cataract, Mr.. George Comp.
ton, proprietor of the summer board.
ing-house hear the Delaware Water
Gap, accompanied by Lio wife. daugh-
ser and several guests, started On Sat
urday morHiog last. Teaching the
Bushkill, the party set ont on foot
for a tour OF inspection. Having Wis
TIED all The smaller places Of interest,
the Bushkill Falls we're sought.
Arriving at the cataract, the par
ty separated, some going further up
the stream. Mr.. Compton, vile and
daughter-the latter a beautiful and
accomplished young lady-aud one
other gentleman stopped near the
head OF the falls TO rest. While rest
ing Miss Compton carelessly pro-
ceeded to the edge of the rocks and
peered down into the see.bing wa
ters n hundred and twenty feet be-
low. IS she leaned oyer she lost her
BALANCE, and nttefing q piercing
scream for help, she plunged head
long into the rocky abyss. Her
mother, Utmost wild with grief,
wrung her hands, and was ouly pre-
vented from jumping into the cata-
raet after her daughter by the terri
fed father aud the gentleman who
accompanied them. While the lat
ter held the agonizsd mother, Mr..
Compton fastened to the foot of the
falls, TO fad his unfortunate child
feebly combating with the rough bill
lows and struggling to reach the
shore. Withou. a moments hesi.a-
ton be jumped into the stream, and
after a desperate struggle succeeded
in rescuing her. A physician was
Immediately summoned, VINO pro
nounced her Injuries Of fatal ma
tare, The girl By tbi, time was ua-
conscious, and her body was bruised
and maugled from head to foot. She
vas taken to her home, and at last
accounts was slowly sinking. with
no possible chance Of recovery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

VIZ call attention to the strong
speech on the finances, made by the
President in Minnesota q few days
since, which will be found on the
first page of this issue.
The unexampled decrease in the
National debt, the immense saving in
the rate of interest, the transfer of the
bulk of our obligations from Europe
to America, the restoration Of our
currency to a sound basis, and all
fully dilated upon and exclusively
proven to the satisfaction Of all
reasonable men. 1t was not o polit-
Zeal speech, and yet it contains more
sound politics than can be found else
where in any speeches of the poll,
sicians Of the day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
.olLerY OF Nail Coaches,

lioT CREEK, Wyoming. Sept. 10
Both coaches were stopped a; about
IL O'Clock last night 0etW cen Lighl.
ming Greek and Cheyenne River By
three armed men. The up cuach
contained two passengers and bad
one messenger along with it. The
robbers fret halted the down eJach,
robbed all the passengers, and we're
engaged in yo6biag the mail sacks
when the north bound coach arrived,
which they aiso stopped, aud after
robblng the two passengers it con-
tanned, proceeded to u open au rob
the mails. They b, Ike open the
treasure boxes and took their contents,
but, it Is thought. they got less than
slG0 in mouey from the passengers,
from whom they took jewelry and
watches. They also took a watch
from the driver Of the coaah and one
from the messenger, Smith, who re-
manned in the coach after the plsseu-
gers got ont, intending to make "a
stand against The roLaers. Ole of the
thieves PLACED a passenger in front OF
him and marched up to the coach,
compelling Smih to give up or Kill
the pas ;eBser. They also took away
Smiths aFms. Toe robbers tied The
passengers srms behind their back
0ae OF tho robbers, who was not
masked, was recognized as James f
johnson, and commonly known as
Lengthy
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

WHEN the greenbsck was abso-
lately necessary TO save the life OF
the Republic, Democracy declared it
q fraud, Q printed lie aad a violation
of the Constitution. When il had
furnished the means TO conquer the
rebellion, Democracy declared that it
should be repudiated; that it was
the tool Of the monopolist and sp.ca-
lstor, that it would go the way of the
old Continental scrip, and would
carry the shinplaster party with it.
When its redemption becomes Heces-
sary, and a protection to the honor
and plighted faith of the nation,
Democracy declares it shall not lie
redeemed ; that il is the best money
on the globe that we must..have more
Of it, and submit to its absolute
rule in financial circles, without any
guarantee of its value or redemption.
When the greenback is made as good
as gold, and circulates on q par with
it, what will the Democracy do then I
Will they cry for the abolition Of
cold?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
a Novel Funeral.

DAYTON. Sept. l2-Tbe various
gypsy cans throughout The country
are assembling in large Lumt ers here
to atterd The funeral ot tee late
Queen Maiilds Stanley next Sunday
at Woodland cemetery. The Queen
died At Yieksburg, Miss, several
months ago. Her body was removed
to Dsytoa, and the various clans
were ordered to attead the funeral az
that place. 1t is expected that ths
exercises will be very interesting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

THE Republican party came into
power in this State in 1850, after q
long reign of Democracy. The State
was $40, GOO, 600 in debt q terrible
civil war hung over the nation, and
burst in all its fury upon US in a few
months, encouraged and precipitated
by the Democratic party. For five
years it ragged, sweeping out Of ex-
istence thousands of our citizens and
millions Of money, and imposing
millions more iu burdens upon the
people. The Republican party car
ried the State and country through.
The $40, O0O, 900 Democratic legacy
is reduced to $4,000, 900. The i'm
mense war claims and care of MAIN
ed soldiers and destitute victims
have been or are still being paid.
The grand cid party has done the
work, and all the while developed
he mineral, agricultural and ether
interests Of the State more rapidly
than ever before. The people of the
State, we are sure, will trust the
party to do more
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
Suffering at Hick man, Kentucky,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. ia
special from Hickman, Ky, to the
Courier Journal says:
"Our situation is more deplorable
than ever. DR.. BlaDton IS dead, DR..
Catlett no better, and only tSo resi-
dent physicians are able for duty.
DR.. james w. PARIS is here from
Missouri, and is doing all be cen.
DR.. Blackburn is still here, going day
and night"
A despatch from st Louis an
nounces that quGraatiue there agains'
up-rigor freights has been removed,
10 response to suggestions made in
communications published in the
papers. as q means of purifying
the atmosphere aud destroying mala-
ria, FIRES werc generally lighted in
the streets throughout the city this
evening.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation reports sc new cases.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

The IDEA 81 the GrcenhackeF seems to be that J.
the Government shah grind cut several hundred
millions 81 greenbacks 4 generous PARTON OF them
Will md their way, somehow or other. into his
pockets. He will probably be disguised TO ind
that he will have TO WORK for rag money as hard
as he does for tie other kind, unless he Is going
to steal H.
Yes, and it might have added that
there are canning knaves, operating
with, and claiming to be Greenback'
ers, who expect to unload their debts
by paying dollars with half dollars
when greenbacks get cheap as they
did during the war. These are the
fellows-wild spectators and bank
rupts-that arc blowing up The
greenback imitation bubble, and wht
will be the first TO forsake it wher
they have unloaded. Those dollars
that go up and down, are what tb'
spectators want. 1t was the "cbangs
of values" caused by the presen'
amount Of greenbacks being made
equal with gold, bal sent the specu
lators into bankruptcy. That's Why
they howl against resumption o
specie payments.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
The Fever In ohio.

CIyoissAFI, September ia-W.
II. Hleits, of Memphis. who was tax,
en- to tee hospital on Sunday with
the yellow fever, died last evening.
1t Is stated that q very malignant
type of fever has broken out at New
Richmond, Ohio, a small place, TWEEN
ty miles from this city, up the river.
Of six or seven persons attacked up
to this time Ave have died. The wife
OF Rev. DR.. Lewis and a servant girl
of their mex. door neighbor died on
Tuesday, aud shortly after the wife
and sister of Mike McGlone, where
the servant died, were attacked and
died. A daughter CT DR.. Kincaia
was attacked, bat recovered. The
patients turn yellow, and before death
present the peculiar symtom-the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
Duel at Close Quarte.s

SAN Francisco, September IA
Tsis morning Johu Riley aud q man
pnknown f5ughta dael with revolyers
10 the Catholic cemetery. They be-
gan shooting at ten piees, and al.
varced firing til they closed. when
the unknown placed bis pistol against
Riley's body INJECTING y dangerous
woaad Riley was taken to the CITY
Hospital for medical treatment. He
refuses TO divnlge the name # bis an.
ta3ODist or seconds 10 the affair. TIE
men who brought him iato town ia a
carriage disappeared after lea ing the
wounded mau wiLhaoDe friends, who
removed him to the hospital The
other principal in the duel is believed
10 have been wounded.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

II is not a little interesting to note
how the Democrats and G%reenback-
ers all over the country are striking
hands, and, like the lion and the
lamb, lying down together, the one
inside the belly of the other. In
Massachuse5 It's the Greenbackers have
nominated bold Ben Batter for Gov
ernor, and the Democracy Of Boston
meekly accept the situation, and have
instructed their delegates to the State
Convention to vote for Benjamin as
their choice. There appears to be
but little doubt that be will be the
nominee of both parties, aid thus as
In Maine the Democracy will be
swallowed up by the new party.
All over the country the Democracy
is being captured by the Greenback-
ers, and the latter promises to be the
only formidable enemy Of the Re.
publicans in the next Presidential
election. SO thoroughly has the
Democratic party been drained, that
it virtually confesses that its only
hope consists in being able to make
terms with the Greenbackers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

The Hon. A. Ii. Cofffoth, Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Seventeenth Pennsylvania district,
now represented by the Hon. Jacob
NJ. Campbell, has had q blister put
upon him, within the last few days,
which will not heal up during the
present VI He was q men,
Der of Congress in 1865, and in or
der to keep his seat, as against the
rightful claimant, Gen. Koontz, vot-
ed for the Thirteenth Amendment.
But when called TO account by his
Copperhead constituents, be wrote a
private letter under date of Febru-
airy 4th, 1865, explaining his mo
tives in voting as he did. This let
ter has been published, and it plac-
es Mr.. Coffroth in q most pitiable
condition before the people of his
own district. We give a few ex-
tracts: "Time will justify me. In a
short period those who now abuse
will be loudest in their praise. To
kill cur opponents we must remove
the question of slavery from the po-
litical erena. 1t is now out of the
way as far as our State is concerned
and next fall we will achieve a
splendid victory. The wisdom OF
nv course is already being seen.
Old Abe has returned from his con.
ference without accomplishing any
thing. They would not come back
under the Constitution, but demand.
ed recognition or further guarantees.
The wal will go on with more fierce
ness than ever. Subjugation is out
Of the question. The South never
can be subjugated. We will be
forced to recognize item or give them
explicit guarantees in the Constitu-
ton. Our people will soon be viii
ling to give them such guarantees
as they desire. | am ready now to
do SO, | would vote tomorrow for
an amendment to the Constitution
recognizing slavery in the Constitu-
ton, and making it a capital punish
ment to interfere with it. This can,
not be done until fanaticism is dead,
and we once more get the power.
These ara views but few agree with
at this time-so keep them to your
self or such friends as you can trust
How any honest, sincere, conscien.
tious voter can support a man who
thus puts upon record his own infa-
my, is a question for the Democrats
of that district to decide. We dc
not know how many letters Mr.. COT,
froth has written, but certain it Ia be
has written one too many.-PtHs
bur0 Commercial
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
A COAL PIT ON FIRE.
Between Twoand Three Hun
bred Persons Believed to
Have Persisted.

LoNDJN, September IA ffigS;-
ful colliery explosion occurred u day
at Abercarne, near Newport. 10 Mon
mouthshire. There were 3Tl men 10
the pit. 50 Of whom have been res.
cnet. It is feared that no Others
bave survived, SIS the pit is Low on
FIRE.
LONDoS, September lI.-Ten more
men have been taken out alive from
the colliery at AbercArae, but they
were much burned, ard the dead body
of one boy has been recovered. The
fate Of the remainder may be judged
from the fact that the explorers found
fourteen horses dead only q few yards
from the foot Of the shaft. The air
in the mine was found 10 be very i'm
pure.
LONDON, September l2-The loss
of life by the c~ol!iery disaster at Aber-
carre is unprecedented in South
Wales The number OF the dead is
estimated at two hundred and eighty.
Two Of those rescued have since died
from their burns. Others ere 10 n
precarious condition. There IS not
the slightest hope Of rescuing any
more alive, as the workings are very
intricate and extend over three miles
So far only about seven corpses have
been recovered. The explosion oc.
Cured soon after noon Those on the
bank knew it by & rambling noise
and tie ascent Of a deLse volume Of
smoke. All the people in the district
rushed to the pit mouth 10 consterna-
tion. The scenes Of distress are inde-
scribable.
According TO the lates; adgices the
pit is still burning, and the managers
are discussing tie propriety Of food
ing it, as il seems certain all the men
are either burned to death or sufT5ea-
ted. The aJating will probably be
briefly delayed u1iil the last hope
thai any are alive is exliuguished.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
over Six Hundred Bodte- n~-.eercd:

LONDON, September l0-Over six
hundred bodies have been recovered
of persons drowned by a disaster to
the excursion steamer Princess Alice.
which was run down and sunk GA the
evening Of the 31instant By the screw
collier Bywell Castle ON the Thames
4 large majority Of the hodies have.
been recognize I'd Eighty-three bodies
that could not be identified were bur-
led at W0oiSieb yesterday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

The returns from the Maine elec-
ton election, held last week show
that, although the Republicans are
largely in the majority, they have
probably lost their Governor, State
officers, and two members of Con-
gress. According 10 the Law of that
State a majority of the whole number
of votes cast is required to elect, ane
thus Conner, (Rep.) for Governor,
who has over $4,000 votes is not
elected, because Garcelon Green
back polls 80, geo, and Smith, Dem.
$1,000. Another peculiarly of the
law is, that where no election is
made by the popular vote, or in
other words, where no candidate
has a clear majority of all the votes
cast, the Legislature elects State
officers by the joint ballot Of both
houses, but in the case Of Governor
the lower House sends up to the
Senate the names Of two only of tie
candidates voted for by the people.
AID from those two the Senate must
elect the Governor.
10 this case the coalition Of Green.
hackers and Democrats Las elected
a majority to the House; Of course il
will send to the Republican Senate
the names Of the candidates of the
two minority parties, and thus the
| Senate will be constrained to elect
one Of them Governor, although
Conner (Rep.) comes within @ few
thousand votes Of doubling their joint
vote. 1t is probable that in this con-
tingency, the Senate will elect the
Democrat because be is in favor OF
honest money, and thus for the first
time in many years Maine will have
a Democratic Governor.
The Republicans having & majority
of ii in the Senate, will probably
have q majority on joint ballot when
both Houses assemble, and will thus
be enabled to elect the other State
officers.
OF the Congressman, Reed (Rep)
is elected in the First District by
1900 plurality Frye (Rep.) in the
Second, by 5000; Lindsay in the
Third, by 5000; Ladd Democrat
Greenback) in the Fourth, by $500;
while the Fifth district is still in
doubt with the chances against Hale,
(Rep).
Thus It will be seen that in Maine
while the Greenbackers have captur-
ed and swallowed the Democracy,
they have at the same time inflicted
a serious blow on the Republican
party.
In 1876 Hayes polled, in round
numbers 66,O00; Tilden $4,000;
Cooper 662 votes, and q comparison
with the present vote shows the Re-
publicans 10 have lost 5000, the
Democrats 81 600 ; and the Green
hackers have gained over $4,000 plu-
rality from the Democratic party.
The days of the Democracy are az
plrently numbered in Maine.
The Evening Bulletin says:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
Heavy Frost at st, Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. l2-Quits q
heavy frost occurred here anu in this
vicinity last night, and the terlpers-
ture is nov favorable for a sill heav-
Ter one tonight. Whatever appre-
tensions may have prevailed any
where rs to the yellow fever being or
coming here may now be dismissed
with absolute confidence, for the re-
cent remarkable cold change in the
weather has rendered it utterly i'm
possible for the disease to exist in
this city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
gne. qsiGe .isase of Representatives

PORTLAND, Ne, Sep. l3-The
House If Representatives (comp!ete)
will consist Of 65kepublicans, . Dem
ocFats elected by Republicans, 81
Democrats, and 81 Groenbaesers
Thirteen oct Of the 2E Democratic
Representatives were chosea on the
straight democratic ticket, over bJ b
Republican and Greenb4ck c4adi-
dates, snd will held the balance Of
power 10 the House. The other Is
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

parent danger. goes idly on. seeing.
yet seemingly indifferent to, this
scheme OF sectional aggrandizsment.
The Infer Ocean warns Republic
ans, and Northern Democrats as well,
against a united South" and wheih.
er, 10 the mad craze over other Issues,
this danger shall be overlooked or
not, we shall have done our duty
wheu we have pointed it out and
sounded tho alarm.-Inier Ocenn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
REPORTS FROM OTHER POINTS.

There is no abatement ia the
scourge at Canton, Miss. New eases
for the past twenty -four hours twenty,
deaths two. The weather ia cold and
windy.
At Ocean Springs there are ten
cases Of fever all doing well.
At Baton Rouge-New cases dur.
ing the past twenty-four hours 35-
deaths none.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

BRADFORD, Pa, September Is
Shortly af.er neon today a frigh;ful
explosion Ct nitrc-glycerine occurred
about a mIle and a half south of here,
by which four MEM b. Pulver,
Charles Page, Andrew p. Higgins
and j. Il. Burkholder-lost their lives.
They were working NJ the lock of
ooe OF the safes which had been tam
pe.ed with, VIXEN the explOsiGn took
place. Their bJdies we're literally
torn to pieces and scattered ever the
neigbboring ground and among the
trees. There was at the time Of the
explosion about so pounds CT nirc-
glycerine and 50 pounds Of dynamite
in the safe, and was the property Of
the Mcintyre Torpedo Company.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
congregational NomIuasson..

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. life
following Congressional nomination
were made by the Republicans to-
day:
First District, General ii. III.
Bingham ; Second District, Charles
O'Neill ; Third Dislric', John Sped
den, who vas yesterday uominut,d
by he Nationals Fourth District.
VIM. ID. Kelley ; Fifth District, Al
fred C.. Hammer. O'Neill. Kelley and
Hamer are denominations
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Killed and Injured.

ALTOONA. Pa, September ~
While q party of railroad men were.
testing the track in the yard here
this afternoon their engine raa iEt0 =
number Of ears, and caused a complete
wreck. Joseph Iohnson, brakeman,
was killed. The superintendent OF
the yard, Charles MeCuiley, bad both
feet cut III; the chief dispatcher, Jo-
seph SInds. had an trm broken and
was otherwise Injured, and Conductor
james Bo} d. Engineer Jackson, two
bsGkemen and the fireman we're all
slightly injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
Bank ~Suspensiop.

RAILWAY. September 1.-THE In
ion National Bank of this city closed
Its doors Yesterday afternoon. and its
affairs have been placed 10 the bands
Of Robert Bre wster for the benefit of
depositJrs and directors The sus-
pension was caused by ~sbEinkage in
values and depreciation 10 real estate.
Its cspital was $loO, 900, and it is.
thought hat all the creditors will be
paid dollar for dollar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
You Can he Happy

If you viii stop all your extravagaar
and wrong notions 10 doctoringyour.
self and families with expensive doe
tors or humbug cure alls, that dc
harm always, and use ouly natures
simple remedies for all your silraea;:
you will be wise. vel, and happy,
and save great expense. The great.
est remedy for this, the great. wise
and good will tell you, is Hop Bit.
ters-believe it. See "Proverban in
another column.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
A mconshine Murderer Arrd..da

WASHINGTON, September 2f-Col-
lecior Cooper, at Knoxville, Tonnes
see, t~elegraphs to Commissioner
Raqm thai AL Wilson, one Of tie
%mnrderers Of John Cooper. has been
arrested sad is confined ia Grasoa
county. North CaroiIns, Jail. for the
arrest Of this laB the Government
offered c reward of $500, State of
Tennessee $500 and Collector Cooper
500.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

THE dollar of the laborer is to-day
worth ninety-nine and three-quartel
cents 10 gold. Ia a few months, by
the resumption policy Of the Repub
lican party, it will be made worth
one hundred cents. 1t is the pur
pose of the Democratic party, by th'
repeal Of the Resumption law end
the widest imitation, 10 make thu
laborer take for his wages an IRE
deemeble rag that will buy less thar
fftv cents worth Of -four or fuel.