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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
DEMOCRATIC OPINION OF A DEMO.
CRATIC CANDIDATE.
From the Harrisburg Telegraph.

EDITOR TELEGRAPH.-Dsar Sir:
The Patriot of this morning contains
q defense Of toe Hon. A. ii. Coffroth,
who it alleges has been assaulted in
a vile and alrocious manne by the
Republican newspapers at Johns
town, the home of the Hon. Jacob
NJ. Campbell, the Republican candi-
date. Now, if Mr.. Coffroth has been
as violently assailed as he was by
the Patriot itself q few years ago,
then, | apprehend, there must be
more in the charges than Sound and
fury, s~ignifying nothing" as the
Patriot now asserts and the good
people of both parties 10 the 18th
district will return Mr.. Campbell to
Congress by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Here are q few choice opinions of
Mr.. Coffroth from the columns of the
Patriot:
"He is involved IN a contest for a
second term in the seat he has DIS.
grdced.
ale has sold himself and betray-
ed his party and its principles"
"a stool pigeon, wagering on his
perch, ready at any moment to take
his anxious flight to the well-flled
;roughs of the shoddy dovecoats."
at is not for such mediocre men
as Alec Coffroth to make landmarks
and form principles for the Democrat
ic party"
Democracy will not claim him,
his constituency scorn him, the low
ers of the Constitution will class him
among the base traitors to The
Union"
40 help his cause we have de-
voted time and space in his service
We hope God and Democracy will
forgive US for that mistake-aye, that
almost crime"
go to, thou c%ainest, Grailest and
most deceittul of Hme-SerUers."
If the Republican paper at Johns
town will accept Democratic authori-
ty against Mr.. Coffroth it is welcome
to the above extracts.
REFORM
Srprr,,Dpp o. 1879
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Robbed.

DEADwooD, September 27-Th,
treasure coach of the Cheyenne ant
Black Hills stage liue that left here
yesterday morning was stopped By
five armed men at Cannon springs
at 3 2 Two passengers, Captain
Smith and Gate Hall, were seriously
wounded, and one passenger. IL. o.
Campbell, wasSilled The treasure
taken amounted to bet xeen S25 600
and $50 900. Ten armed men have
started in pursuit of the robbers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Dss.Fini Their Xssssr.s Bsdy.

a SPECIAL dispatch from pts
vile, dated yesterday, says:
fremont is q thrivinstjwn located
abous 20 miles from this place, aud
has been, since last Sunday, greatly
exercised regarding The strange dis
appearance Of Samnei Snyder. Search
was made for the missing man %
Sunday night and Monday, but with
40 result Yesterday the excitement
ia and ablus fremont was iatense.
This moTainS it was al'ased by the
fading Of Snyder's body 81 b~alf-Dast
nine O'Clock, and under very peculiar
circumstances. Mr.. E;calec, a broth
er-in-iaw of Snyder, searched the sur
~sonadiog coun,ry yesterday with a
large party, accompanied By two
dog-. The dogs belonged to Snyder
and we're very fond OF him. Daring
tae search the dogs disappeared.
This morning Mr.. George Harder
aud Others again took the trail al an
early hour, aud about h~alf-plst nine
O'Clock they found themselves 10 the
vicinity If an air hole, located about
half a mile from fremont. The par.
ty gathered around the spot and list
ened intenuy for any sounds OF dis.
tress. 10 the course OF a few min
utes distinct groans were heard. 1t
was at once determined II explore
the opening. A rope was produced.
and Two Of the party having volun-
teered to descend were fastened TO it
aud lowered.
They we're surprised To fad at
their ieet the txo dogs that 30 mys-
teriously disappeared the day previ.
ous. The momsn. the dogs recog-
nized the new comers they retreated
and when agaia seen were lying on
the dead body Of Snyder, who lay
face downward, with the head partly
covered with dirt. The animals
we're very much attached to their
dead master, and it is supposed that
when with the searching party yes
terday they struck the trGil end fol-
lowed il even to the bottom Of the
air hole. The latter is $50 feet deep;
for about 80 feet it is perpendicular,
and then pitches at an angle of co
degrees to the bottom. With coGsid-
cradle trouble the body Of Sayder
was brought othe surface. The two
dogs were also hoisted up.
A post norton examination was
made this afternoon aud the jury rem
dered a verdict to the effect that the
deceased had come to his death from
accidentally falling down an air-hole
in tie old Eckels tunoel, il fremont
t0wa-hip.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

THE real friends Of w~orkiGgmen
ere those who insist upon having hon
est money ia circulation, and not
those who clamor for currency that
would foster speculation, increase the
power Of capital, and cheat the labor
er u Of part Of his hire. Working
men have nothing to do with the
manipulation Of the money market,
ror do they profit by fluctuations Of
value. They have their labor to sell,
and they want conditions which will
give steady employment to industry
and q fixed value to the money which
they receive for their labor. In huc-
tuations Of price, labor is the last to
rise and the first to fall. Ii is a CON-
modify that cannot be held COR q rise,
like cotton, wheat or stocks, but must
be sold every day. Therefore, work
ingmep, so far as they are real work
ingmen, cannot be spectators, and
are unable 10 take adysutege of on
ditions favorable to spectators. 4
currency that has no fixed value
stimulates speculation, and 50 cannot
be favorable TO workingmen.-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Fearful

CINCINNATI, September 2l-Ad.
ditiOHal adyices from the tornado
which visited Michigan yesterday
state that Lemonte's store, at Pent-
water, wasdenoli5bej crushing Mrs.
Griilin aad causing instant death.
At Grceaville the Baptist church
was blown down, killing u workman
named Michael Tighe.
A despatch from Chippewa station
says that a sudden darkness fell upon
the place, accompanied by d~tath-Iike
stiffness and an atmosphere so light
that respiration seemed difficult.
Suddenly the torna1) struck the
town with Understandable force, last.
ing but a few m5ment-, yet 10 those
few moms1ts it utterly sweep away
every structure in The place. The
inhabitants, warned by the darkness
and stiffness, had taken refuge in
their cellars, and in consequence
there were few fatal CASUALTIES. A
wagon maker named Price, with his
wife and infant, are Injured, the lat
ter fatally. Miss Thomson is serious
ly irjared. Many others are burt,
but not fatally. J~ohGs:ou's s.ore
was dsm3lised aa1 the goods dis
tributed over the couatry for hun
dreds Of yards. Calhoun's store and
the school building were wrecked.
McCane's house was torn 10 piecsa,
and the heavy logs Of which it was
built carried Ike straws through he
air.
The cauae If the tornado seemed
to bs the meeting of two storm, one
from the north-wes. a3d oue IRON
the southeast.
DETROIT. September PA Free
Press special from Saginaw says n
quantity Ct shingles on Wbittsmore
& Cameron's dock az TaWas, and
about ifty thousand feet Of lumber on
the Tawss Mil Compa y'sd OK, w>re
blown into the lake. Fifteen hun
dred trees fell across the track of the
Tawas and Southwestern Railroad,
and considerable damage was done
to buildings snd property along the
line. At Ogemaw Springs The wind
blew down the tramways, smoke
stack, and unroofed q portion If the
0gemaw mill. Oae man was struck
by a flying board and kGocked down,
breaking al arm and otherwise bad
ly injuriuy him. The damage TO the
mill and other property was about
fifteen hundrci dollars. The roof Of
the depot was also biJYn Oh, and
considerable damage was done TO
ears en- the track Of the Storm ct that
place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
BE We Like Foolish.

"For ten years my wife was con.
fined to bes he'd with such d compile
alton Of ailments that no doctor could
tell what was the matter or cure her,
and | used up a small fortune in hun
bug stuff. Six months ago | saw u
U. S. flag with Hop Bitters on it, anC
| thought [ would be a fool orce
more. | tried it, but my folly proved
to be wisdom. Two bottles cured
her, ard che is now as well and strong
as any mans wife, and IL only cost
me two dollars. Be ye like foolish
W. l., Detroit, MIoh.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
A Fractions Ilors~

PuGSIxvILLE. Pa Sept 25-Tnis
morolug. bet cen G and 10 o'clock,
ohas cfos-AaG and ioha Miller
we're driving ness tho ssnsssi PIKE,
when their bcrse sbFed, and becoming
unmaaogeab|e plunged down an em-
bankment twenty Eve feet high into
the water near French Greek bridge.
Crossman was instantly killed sad
Miller seriously injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
An Empty Coffin.

CINCINNATI Sep. 25.-Colsider-
able excitement was created to-day
by the discovery that the body Of an
aged lady who had died in the hes
pital, and it was supposed had been
buried in the Potter's field, had not
been buried there. A friend design
ing to remove the remains to Spring
Grove found al empty coffin only,
which had contained the body, the
latter having been removed before
burial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

IN former days, when Democracy
meant something, We used 10 bear a
vast des, about the "Immntable prin-
ciples OF Democracy and also Of the
"Lion-hesrted Democracy DO. just
at the present time it would "bsfle a
Philadelphia lawyer" to define what
the principles Of that party are. For
instance, their candidate for Govern.
OF, Mr.. Dill, spoke ct Greens5urg on
Wednesday evening last, and declsr-
ed himself against the Greeaback
policy and platform, and advocated
the payment OF all debts in gold and
silver, while in this county the Dem
ocFatic leaders, who, al advocates o.
Dill's election, are shouting them
selves hoarss il favor Of the Green
back policy and begging the members
Of that party to vote for CoGroth-
"Immutable principles" fJrsooth!
The Democratic party OF to-day.
is as destitute Of principle as a pros.
titute is of virtue, aud the leaders in
this county quite as lion-hearted as
sheep. While they hurrah fol
Dill, they cringe to the Greenbacker;
and it is as "sure as shooting that
somebody is bound to be fooled. The
question yet to be decided between
them, is, whether the dog will wag
the tail, or the tail wag the dog
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

It's promise to pay, like an individual,
and the near, or distant prospect of
its being paid, determines its valae.
1t gave its notes (yreenbaeks, to
the amount Of SiO0, O00, 900 and it
solemnly promised to put out no
more than that sum. Believing that
IT was able to redeem that amount,
and relying on its promise not to is
sue u more, the world accepted
them, no date Of payment was fixed,
ii might be GEAR Or distant, and coz
sequently they would not pass at
their face value, aud were much be-
low par. Last winter Congress pass
ed q law fixing the time Of their re-
denton in coin,-if the people want
coin for them-on the FIRST day Of
January next, ard hence they have
risen in value until now they are
within one half per cent OF gold. On
the first Of January, they will be as
good as gOld," because you can get
that metal for them, if you wish to
do So
To issue more of these notes now,
would be dishonest, because to in
duce the people to take the first we
issued = We solemnly pledged the
Government not to issue any more
and it would be a swin1le on our
creditors Of every man who holds one
Of those notes, to issue Eve times
that amount (Which it would require
TO redeem our bonds) because not
being able to redeem them now, or
their redemption being fixed at a dis
taDt day, like the first notes issued,
they would only be worth forty or
fifty cents on the dollar. The wild
talk CT issuing notes never to be re.
deemed, is ss sensible as would be
the proposition Of an individual to
give his note payable on the day of
Judgment. Who would take it, and
what would it be worth?
But there is a greater lion than
this in the path Of the advocates o.
more greenbacks. The Supreme
Court of the United States blocks the
way. II is an undisputed fact that
when that Court first had the ques
ton before it, it decided the Lega'
Tender Act, authorizing the issue o.
greenbacks unconstitutional, ant
that Chief Justice Chase, and every
Democratic Judge, Nelson, Clifford
Field, and Grier concurred in tbi,
decision. There was however one
vacancy ca the bench and as Judge
Grier retired before the decision wa;
announced, a ~reheaying was granted
after Judges Bradley aud Strong
were appointed, and it was only by
reason Of these changes that thu
constitutiOnality of the Legal Tender
Act, as a pdT measure, was legal,
sustained by one majority, against
the united voices of the Democratic
Judges, and the grvenback was saw
ed from aa untimely death in 1870
The point which should be dis
tinctly understood by the people is,
that in accordance with its former
decision, any act thzt would author
ize the issue of more greenblcks, as
en- ordinary exercise of legislative
power, in time of peace, would be
promptly declared demonstrations
by the Supreme Court of the United
States. There is not the shadow o.
a doubt where the Court stands up.
on this question, and therefore all
theorizing about a further issue o
notes by the Government is mere
idle sound, sigaifying nothing, as
these Judges hold their position fol
life.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

TaE Canadians who were born,
reared, and educated under British
free trade doctrine, have just elected
a Parliament containing a majority
Of over seventy members in favor OF
Protection. And yet, while these
people, who have tried free trade, uu-
til they became heartily sick of it,
have adopted the American policy Of
Protection TO home Industry. The
Democratic party in this country are
doing everything they car to sasten
this discarded and ruinoRs policy Of
free trade upon our people.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

Ia Capt. Samuel Adams, Louis A.
Turner, Josiah Mowry, and other
Greenback philosophers are in the
right, what confounded old fools
James Madison, Thomas Jefferson,
Alexander Hamilton, Chief Justice
Marshall, and Andrew Jackson
xvere
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

it cleared up at night, and the moon
was superb. IL was agyrava,iig to
have no full and sweeping view of
the aTcades on ether side. aud the
radiant frontage Of the g Ilerie
d'Orleans, at the extremity, parallel
with the Palace. l. was more ag-
%gravatiag t. fad no military baud
present rs ia olden times, to discourse
e%aiiveDing strains.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
A Horrible Discovery.

CINCINNATI, September PA dis
patch states that james Mullen, q
wealthy farmer and bachelor, residing
near Cover, Missouri, was found on
Sunday morning lying near bis barn,
dead. The body was frightfully man
gled, nearly all the flesh having been
eaten off the bones by the hogs. TIE
superstition is that be fell from the
barn loft, breaking his neck. The
horses and cattle were tied in the
barn aud nearly starred when dis
covered.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

THERE is q discretion, that al
times, is much more commendsble
than valor. The Democrat may be-
come aware of that fact, if by its
reckless hurting of unsavory epithets,
it provokes US to break that compass
sionate silence which we have 50 far
maintained, regarding a portion Of
the record of its Congressional can
.1ilata
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
A C~hinaman's Crime.

BRADFORD, Pa, September pa
Chinaman fatally stabbed Mr.. Har-
rison Edgar tonight Toe provoca.
ton for the murderous assault was
that Mr.. Edgar threw an apple core
at the Cbinaman's laundry widow.
An excited crowd of roughs now sur.
round the Jail and threaten to lynch
no murderar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

THE Weekly Berlin Bulletia, /" il
its last issue, wants the government.
bonds paid by e new issue o.
greenbscks, and thus stop the inter
est on the public debt, 'chach Is be.
coming so enormous"
Surely the Bulletin knows this tc
be a miststement. The public debt
has already been reduced one-third,
and the interest in the same proper
ton. The Official statement OF the
Treasury department shows that
since March 4, 1866, the National
debt has been reduced over s6f2,
0o0, 00e, about one-third Of the pres
ent debt, and consequently a yearly
reduction of interest amounting to
more than s4s. oOO 900.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

Col. Z. ID. YUTZY was on SatuT.
day last unanimously renominated as
the Republican candidate for Senator
in this district. The final proceed
ings of the Conference arrived toe
late for publication in this issue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Hoyto on

Processing 10 be an honest man, tie can
diddte Of an honest organization, / faro
honest money.
The uOlume Of The currency should b
regulated Ly legitimate demand. and no
By the requirements Of baRkrUpts and
wild spectators.
The currency should be Tedeemable a
carly as he erigencies Of the GorerRmen
-riU permit, in tie currency recognized b!
all cicilized nations.
The contracts Of tie Government should
be held as sacred az the contracts Of iR
diriduals. and tie bonds, tie erideRce q
its fadeJtedaess. should be paid according
20 TIE understanding 6etUeeB The G0oern'
NeRt and tie lender.-Speech at Butler,
Sept. ., 1873.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

ONE great source of uahappiness
to the Democratic party of this State,
is the wretched Congressional cahdi-
dates that have been placed in nomi-
nation in a number of the districts.
In the first (Philadelphia) district
the friends of General William j.
McCandless (Buck) have became SO
frightened at his evident weakness,
and the lack Of Democratic support
that they have about concluded 10
haul him Of the track, and abandon
the field to the National and Repub.
lican candidates.
In the twentieth district petitions
are in circulation, asking for the re-
assembling of the Congressional Con-
ference to compel "The-old-man-not-
afraid-to-be,ealled- demagogue" Hen
drick b. Wright to deGne his posi-
ton on the financial question, aud
failing to do so satistsesorially, to
nominate another candidate. This
is brought about By the cid man
making such pledges TO both Nation
ais and Democrats that be is bound
TO betrsy oae or the other of them.
Ia the twenty-srst iistric: where
a Cheap John kiad OF Legislative
rooster" Morgan A. Wise) secured
the Congressional nomination, the
Democracy ere revolving by hun
dreds-the decent portion Of the
press refuse 10 support him-and
Fayette and West@orslald insist
that they will not support hin If he
is not withdrawn.
As to the nomination in this dis.
trict, the HoHidaysbarg Register
says.
"Ho1. John Reilly vas 10 our
town one day last week, aud sp-
peared to be in close consultation
with the leaders Of the Democratic
party. II Is rGmored about town
that an effort was being made to have
Hon. Alex. II. C0ffroth, id conse
quence Of the recent exposure of bis
damaging record, 10 withdraw, and
substitute Mr.. Reilly ia his place.
Too late, gentlemen, too late"
W. give these only as specimen
bricks, Of the troubles il the Demo
cratic household, brought about by
improper snS pnf. Congressional
nominations.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Reais, or q i'iteaIark,

ClxcISAri, o, Sept IS Mar
Harlon. md Il bert Richardson. two
farm hands living in Madison county,
Ey, bad an alteration yesterday
about soEe tribal msti9r dqring
which iiarl1n was pierced With {
p~itshio,E, which resulted 10 his death
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

THE BERLIN Bulletin puts forth ia
following specious plea for imitation
or more greenbacks, and it contains
the sammasi bqRUm of the doctrine
now being preached throughout this
county.
For instance in all candor and honest,
why bould not tie National debt, includ-
ing government bonds OF all descriptions.
be paid of with greenbacks, and thus stop
the interest on the public deb. which is
becoming so enormous Il would certainly
be no injustice TO the bondhoides."
In the first place, something cannot
be made out Of nothing. The govern
ment cannot create money. Under
the constitution It car only coin mon.
ey from metals. 1t can give its note.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

EVERY Pennsylvania should re-
member that q vote for the Demo
cratic party, is 6 vote in favor cf
free trade and against the Protection
of his own interests from foreign
competition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Governor Curfia Sominated for Con-
Eress.

B~ELLEPoSTE, Pa September 90
The democrats of the Twentieth dis
trict have nominated ex-Govencr
Andres G.. Curtin for Congress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

II is the duty of every Republi-
can committeeman il each township
and borough, to see that no Repub-
lican loses his vote by reason of non
payment of his taxes, on or before
SATURDAY. next.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Lynch Law In Tennessee

NASHVILLE. Sep:em5e, 2G.-JImes
Russell, colored, charged with an ct.
tempt to commit a rape upon Mrs.
Jackson, was taken from the jill at
Murfreesboro' ct 8 \. NJ and hanged
by q mob one mile from tae town
There were some doubts of his guilt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

COFFROTH's man, Turner, IS haY-
ing a rough time of It iD his attempt
to control the Nationals in the inter-
ests Of his master.
Having been kicked oat Of the Al
toona Conference. be came home in
a raging bad humor with Adams the
Congressional nominee, called bis
sorehead committee together again
to plan how Cofroth could best be
served, and refuses to publish the
name of the regularly nominated
Congressional candidate, with the
balance Of the National ticket, in bis
paper, the Berlin Bulletin.
Meanwhile the the party, which
Turner contracted to deliver, having
kicked him out, has deierminedly
gone to work, to prove to the world
that be doesn't own it, as he alleged
be did, and for the purpose of purg-
ing itself from all faint or suspicion
Of his influence, has called E conven.
ton to meet et Meyersdale or Thurs.
day next, TO nominate a full county
ticket. What is to become Of The
very much mixed ticket that COffroti
ana Turner put in the field, as an
ally Of the Democracy, no one
knows and very few care. Turner's
sole remaining and last desperate eff
fort now is to so dicker with the con.
vention at Meyersdale on Thursday
next, as TO have it adopt himself anC
Walker for the Legislature, in con.
sideration Of their support Of Captaia
Adams for Congress. Asst has beer
most abundantly proved by bis let
ter to the Democratic Convention a.
Cresson, his efforts at Altoona, hi.
entire action throughout this canvass
that be is body. breeches and soul in
the interests of C0ffcotb, we presume
that his pledges and protesta'ions
will not avail to save his bacon. The
result alone will tell who is fooled
Coffroth is q scientific politician
and Turner is his tool. The game Is
q desperate one, and whether Tarnel
is to be the Jonah who goes over,
board, or Coifroth the whale tha'
swallows up Adams and his Green
hackers, the event must determine
1t is sport for the boys, fit IS death
to the frogs.