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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

To secure a Republican majority
of the members of the House in
the next Congress, is of the great
est conceivable Importance, not
only to the Republican party, but to
the business Of the whole country.
This is ~eminently true, so far as the
interests of Pennsylvania are con-
cerned. Every laboring mai in the
State, every farmer, merchant, manu-
facturer, in fact every producer must
feel that protection to our home pro-
ducts must not be stricken down, il
better times are again to dawn upon
us. We are jus. emerging from the
heavy burden Of financial p%rostration
under which the State and Nation
have been laboring for years. The
burden is apparently about to be
lifted, and prosperity in all the bust
ness relations of the country again
looms up and gives promise of bright
future. How foolish, then, would it
be, if, now, with the interest on our
debt reduced by millions, with the
great manufacturing establishments
of the land preparing to renew their
business operations, with every hope
that all the industrial interests of the
country will again flourish, the peo-
pie would send to Washington a suf-
fcient number of Congressman to
enable Fernando Wood TO repeal the
present tariff laws and enact in .heir
stead laws that would discriminate
against the labor OF our own country
and in favor of foreign labor.
la this district we have q Repub-
lican and Democratic candidate.
No Other has yet been named, but
doubtless, the many? named party
known as the "Greenback, National,
Labor aud Reform party, will place
a candidate in the field. Either the
Republican or Democratic candidate
must be elected. The other, if there
should be any other. will only be
used by designing and crafty parti-
sans to aid their own faForite, or
ipjure the man they are opposing.
1t is respectfully urged upon the Re-
publican voters of Somerset county
that it would be suicidal not only 70
the interests of the Republican party,
but highly injurious to the whole
country to throw away votes enough
upon q third candidate to enable the
Democratic candidate 10 slip into q
seat in Congress through a division
in the majority party of the district.
What will be gained by the election
Of General Campbell? A steady
friend to the Union, an ardent ad-
vocate of protection to the labor Of
the corntry, and ar uncompromising
Zoe to every specie of d~isloyalty.
Elect bis adversary and you have
the opposite. VIII it not be better
to give an old time majority to the
Republican candidate. Let us all
work to that end and the result will
be as gratifying as il viii be bene-
6cial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

NJ. ID. CONWAY, n hia London
letter to the Cincinnati Commercial,
says Senator Bruce, on his arrival
in London, will form one of q group
of three of the most important Afri-
cans of official position GOV living.
The other two are the King of Benny,
who, with q European education, has
introduced SO many reforms into
Africa, and DR.. Edward w. Blyden,
the LiberiaD Minister, who has per.
feet faith 10 the future OF bis race.
Senator Bruce represents the ad'
vance Of the colored man 10 the
United States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
Grant I'm

PARIS, August PA correspon-
dent at Vienna gives some Interesting
details concerning the reception &C.
corded General Grant 10 that city this
week. lie arrived there on Sunday
night, August IL. At the railroad
station be was met by Minister
Ka-son, the secretaries and members
of the American Legation and a large
number Of the American residents.
He was loudly cheered as BIO stepped
out Of the railway carriage.
On the 18th the General was visi-
ted at the Legation of the United
States by Court Andrassy, the First
Minister of the Council, and several
colleagues. 10 the evening be dined
with the Countess snd Mrs. Grant at
Posts. Ga the goth he had an
audience Of His Imperial Majesty
Francis Joseph az the lovely palace Of
Schoenbrunn spending the remain
der Of the day driving about the
imperial grounds and forests and
visiting points Of interest in that
romantic and historic neighborhood.
On the 2lst General and Mrs. Grant
were entertained by the imperial
family and dined with the Emperor
10 the evening. During the morning
Baron Steinberg accompanied the
Emperor's American guests to the
Arsenal.
On the ed Minister Kasson gave
a diplomatic dinner in honor of our
ex-President at which nearly all the
foreign Ambassadors were present.
The members of the Austro Hunga.
rian Cabinet attended the reception
in the evening, ana added to the at
trac;ivehess and brilliancy ofthe coca
sion. The General expressed himself
greatly pleased with Vienna; thinks
it a charming city. He was gratided
also at the marked attentions of the
Emperor's household and the earnest
endeayor shown to honor him as a
OF the United States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
Probable Suicide of n West Point Ia
Diet.

NEwBuRG. n. Y, Aug. 2l.-Ca-
Diet james Todd, Jr., of Indiana, In
diana county, Pa, is believed to have
drowned himself at West Point last
night. He had been sick 10 the hos
pital since May 80, and was seen in
the hospital at 1890 last evening,
but was missing this morning. His
clothes were found on the river-bank
at Giles point. He left letters ex-
pressing his determination to con
NIT suicide. He was in his twenty
third Year. and before his sickness
stoOd st the head of his class-the
third. IL is supposed that bis long
sickaess caused mental unsoundness.
Ills body has not yet been found.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
TIE Rresiaeni: g.9 the Repnh,ic.us.

WAsHINGToy, August i9.-Fhe
Nefanal Bepullicag Ct to-day says
it is gratieed to state suthcritatiyely
that voting citizens of tts several
States of he Uniou connected with
the departments Of the Government
will be granted the usual voting
leaves u attend the approaching
elections 10 their seyera' States; and
further, that The President has beea
in the hsbii of colsributing 10 the
Republican csmpiign faads ever
since be came int, public lie. Last
year be contributed $500 to the Ohio
furd. an3 this year he has done bet
ter, although be has not yet done
contributing. and every member Of
his Cabinet has contributed this
year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

1862, as Colonel Of the 5th Regiment,
and was promoted to Brevet Briga-
der General on the 18th of March,
1865. W. will not attempt to Tell
our soldier readers Of the General in
the Army, as they no doubt know as
much of him as we, but we would re-
specially call attention to the fact
that he is warm to-day tc the soldier,
as a civil officer, as he was during
the war, as a military officer, and
that the soldier can send no better
friend to Washington irmer and .ru-
er to his interests, than be. The
General first went into the army in
1861, the first call for three months
meu.-J10airer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28


When the nominations came to be
made, then CoFFRoTu's skilliul hand
ling became apparent. GEORGE T.
WALKER. who was on the ground
with a couple Of delegates from Ale
gheny, to urge his nomination for
Senator, was coolly thrust of with
a nomination for Legislature, where
upon his personal delegates declined
to take further part in the proceed
ings, and they and their candidate
left for home in o state of bewilder-
ment and disgust, it not yet having
crept through their hair tina. the
Democrats having placed GRoF in the
field for Senator, CoFFRoTH mad to
dispose Of WALKERS pretentions 10
a way not to interfere with him.
Again, SHAFER, who was cock-sure
of the nomination for Sheriff, TO his
CONSERVATION and dismay, found him.
self nominated for Register and Re-
corder, an Office be did not want, and
could not Gil a~cceptsbly if he could
get it, and why this was thus he
could not divine. We could have
told him a week ago that this was on
the cards, and had been whispered
around the 1t was assumed
that he had considerable strength 10
q candidate for Sheriff, the Demo
Gratis in the north Of the county,
among whom KYLE. the Republican
candidate, has many personal friends,
swore that if CoFFRoTH allowed
SHAFER to run they would vote
straight fer KYLE, so 10 plscate them
and with the hope of bene6iing
GRoF by a trade with some of
KYLE's friends, SIAFER's mouth was
stopped by thrusting upon him a
nomination he didn't want, and
MowRY received the ornamental NOM
ination. To nominate but one can
didate for Commissioner would have
made the prospective dicker too
transparent, SO two were named, q
OF whom will be induced to decline
or withdraw, and the other will then
be adopted and run by the Democrats
with McCLINTocK. But this was
mere by-play, clearing away the rub
bish for CoFFRoTH's chief move,
which was to secure control Of the
Congressional conferees, which, hav-
ing the Convention well in hand, was
easily done, and without a dissent
ing voice LEWIS A. TURNER was
voted the honors of Grand Mogul-
to select q County Committee, and
also to appoint Congressional and
Senatorial conferees. CoFFRoTH has
made his point. He has demonstrate
ed TO his party friends in the other
parts OF the District that he owns
and controls the Labor GreeDbaek
movement in this county, and his
supposed strength at home viii be
augmented thereby, while be hopes
that by having the selection of con.
%ferccs, through TURNER, be may
bag he nomination of that party
also.
We are all agcg TO see the horny
handed General adopted as the can
didate Of the sons of toll. Why
shouldn't he emulate the lily of the
valley?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

COMMISSIONER RAuM purs MS Fo,T
DOWN.

WASHINGTON. August l9-Com-
missioner Raum I day sent the fol-
lowing di-paich TO United States
District Attorney Northup, Green
yille. s G.:
have your dispatch 10 regard 10
Redm1 md His frauds and violence
led directly TO the killing If Ladd. |
have no terms to make with him
while our officers are either incarcer-
ated or in jeopardy. am surprised
that Earl should appear for Redmond,
considering the fact hal be has been
retained by the United States TO de.
fend Kane and others, whose present
m%isfortunes are attributed to the very
acts which Earl would have to defend
10 Redmond.
GREEN u. RAUM,
Commissioner.
And the following to the Hon. w.
E. Earl, special attorney, at the same
place:
In reply to your dispatch ! will
say that the a~pologists of Redmond
show him to have been q violator of
the law Of the most desperate char
acter, pursuing the business Of de-
frauding the Government for 9 liseli-
hood, and shooting officers without
mercy who undertook his arrest.
His gross misconduct led directly to
the death of Ladd | can not con-
sent 70 grant any leniency 10 Red
mond while Deputies Kane aud 9TH
ers are incarcesated or in jeopardy.
A little ieniency by the State Gov
eminent towards the United States
officers would seem, at this juncture,
to be worthy of consideration.
GREEN b. RAUM,
Commissioner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
The Mexican BORDER troubles.

New YORK. Angus: pa letter
from the City Of Mexico. August 3,
says: The Mexican Secretary OF
War. General Gonzales, has no ap-
prehensi1ns Of trouble between his
country and the United States. He
thinks, however, that the United
States is unreasonable in insisting on
Mexico preventing all Indians from
crossing into their territory, as the
United States have shown their in
ability TO present or ore wilfqllY
careless il allowing Eseobedo aud
his mea to cross into Mexico with
the avowed purpose Of shedding
blood
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

We understand that the grea
National Greenback Labor Conven
ton of Somerset County".la last week
among other things, resolved tha'
all candidates shonld be required K
sign the Constitution. and thus cut
loose from their former political ALI
ances.
This being the case, we affection
ately bid a long farewell to the gen
tlemen who accepted nominations a
its hands, and kindly commend then
to the tender care Of General Coifroth.
and other leaders Of the Democratic
party, in whose corrup: bosom they
will eventually land.
We are sorry to part with old time
comrades ia the great Republican
army, but re simply close mp our
ranks and march forward to victory,
feeling well assured that our loss is
not their eternal gain.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

As neat a bit of shenanigan as we
ever heard of, occurred in the dimin-
utive Labor Greenback Convention
held here last week. 1t was nip and
tuck between ,Shafer and Mowry for
the nomination for Sheriff. Unfor-
tunately for Shafer his two delegates
from Somerset township refused to
come, whereupon Mowry coolly
"wrung-in" q couple of friendly out
siders, whom the Convention received
as delegates, and by their two votes
he was nominated, and Shsfer was
thus beaten. For ways that are
dark, and tricks that are vain, the
Greenbaek concern is peculiar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
Drunken STAFF
as ever.

How many women and children
are 81 .wiy aud surely dying. Of ratbs
er be ~ killed. by excessiveh ftjring
or The Oily use Ct SINE drug CT
drunben stuff called medicine, that nc
one knows bat it is made Of, who
eau easily be cured aud saved By
Hop Git er-, made Il Hops. Baebu,
Mandrake, Dsudelioo. 81, which -
., pure, simple aud harEless that tho
most fail woman, weakest invalid OF
smallest child cag trust 10 them.
Will Y q he saved By them See 9th.
pr c,.Inno
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

In serves the Republican party
right, because it is It's own fault, that
SO many soreheads are in its ranks !
said a grave old friend to US, the 9TH
er day. Why SO? we inquired. Be
cause it didn't give all those fellows
oficesl And we thought we saw
our old friends eyes twinkle as be
added: What's the use Of belonging
to a parry that can't give every man
an office? We Immediately began
to appreciate Artemus Wards propo-
sition, to get Up a regiment composed
of Brigadier Generals.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
Importance Of the Nex, Congress.

From the New York Herald.
In one respect the election this
fall may have, in the end, uncom-
mon importance. The House of
Representatives to be chosen next
November may have to elect q
President in 1850. If there should
be three or more presidential candi-
dates, and if neither of them should
receive a majority of all the votes
cast, the House, voting by States,
world have to select from the three
highest the person to become Presi-
dent Of the United States. 1t will
be observed that the candidate who
should have in that case the major
ity of members in the majority of
States would be chosen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

W can assure our friends of the
other counties of this Congressional
district, that they need not be at all
alarmed about Somerset county.
Put no faith in the deceptive reports
you may hear about detection in the
Republican ranks here. Somerset
county will roll up an old fashioned
Republican majority. She'll get in
her work.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
rhe Possmastsr Gsnsra''s ToRr.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2l-Postraster
general Key and his party arrived
from Cleveland last night, and are to
day being entertained by Postmaster
Palmer, visiting the parks, bouie-
wards, water works and other points
o. interest. They leave tonight for
o tour through Wisconsin, Minneso-
Ia and Iowa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
A Tough Customer.

WHEELING, August 2l-Last
night Je Sc Waite, Of Willis msburg,
y. Y, went to sleep 10 a sleeping
car OF the Baltimore AID Ohio Rail
road about forty miles east Of this
civ, ana while the train, the fast *
press, was going at the rate of forty
miles 81 hour, he arose, and while
asleep, walked Il the rear end Of the
The train was stopped about
half a mile further on, and tie con-
dnct5r went back to 6nd the man
watkins along the railroad track fol-
lowing the train, apparently as sound
"a eyer
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
'e-cre,a,ies Sherman and MeCa,

Secretaries Sherman and MeCary
ere to take the stump this fall, and
viii try to show tina. the Republican
party is .r9. lad in the Cabinet
Now lei US hear from Mr.. Scbury
We do not know It any member OF
the Cabinet who could do more to
the people that the politics
Of the Administration had not un-
dergone a transformation since the
inauguration.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

Thursday, September the 5tb, is
the last day upon which voters can
get assessed, and Saturday, October
5tb, is the last day upon which tax
can be paid, to secure o vote at the
ensuing election. Persons who voted
on age last year should be particular
to have their names placed upon the
assessment, and pay their tax as
above indicated, otherwise the law
provides no way by which they can
vote
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
PasfeThis IN Your Hat.

From the Wilkesbarre Record of the Times.
The New York Herald and other
papers outside this State may prof
itably take q few facts to heart.
These are: !, That the Republicans
Of Pennsylvania were meyer more
heartily united aud harmonious than
they are to-day; 3, That General
Henry NJ. Hoyt has the enthusiastic
support of the Pennsylvania Repub-
licans; 3, That lie was the choice not
only Of the leaders, but also Of the
masses of his party for the nomina-
ton 4, That no mevepent of the
Opposition, whether they coll them.
selves Democrats, Independents or
Nationals, can digert the Pennsylva-
MIA Republicans from their 8llegi-
aDce and devotion to the candidates
of their party I; 5, That the Republi-
ans of Pennsylvania are able to
elect General Henry N. Hoyt Gov
ernor, end will do it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
~ uehing I'm Indians

CINCINNATI, Aug s0-rom Boyd,
confined in the Ripley county (Indi-
ana jail, on a charge of attempting
t. commit a rape on a young lady Of
Mooreshill. was killed by 0 band OF
eighty vigilants, who broke Into the
jail last night and fred seventeen
balls into bis body.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28


SENATOR THURMAN, the prospec.
tive candidate of the Democrats for
President in 1850, opened the cam
paign in Ohio, at Hamilton, yester-
day. Thurman goes oyer body and
breeches, to the limited Fgreenback
idea, and the funny thing about it is
that he demonstrates. to his own
satisfaction at least, that greenbsek-
ism is precisely in accordance with
the old hard money idea which be
has championed since the days Of
General jackson. II was all well
enough for Thurman to jump into
the popular current but to set him
self up as the original scrsaparilla of
DR.. Townsend, is TOO much.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

GENERAL CoFFRoTH's "~Independ-
ent Republican County Convention
held 10 this borough or Tuesday last,
was the best manipulated small farce
that has been placed on the boards
this season. As but nine out Of the
thirty-three election precincts Of the
County were represented, and a ma
ljority of those by self-constitGted
delegates, the Generals task of man
ipulating the body was not onerous,
but some of his touches were exceed
ing fine. On the assembling of the
Convention, Mr.. ID. l.. PHILLIPpI, of
Somerset township; was nominated
as Secretary; whereupon be asked
the object Of the Convention, and be-
ing informed that j; contemplated the
nominating of a new ticket, be de-
clared himself satisfied with the reg
uisr ticke. in the Eeid, said be had
been elected a delegate Ia bis alb
sence, and without bis knowledge,
and Withdrew from the room. This
leaving the township without Q dele
cation, the Convention proceeded to
elect and instale a couple Of conven-
lent b~angers-on. who thus pretended
to represent the people OF the town
ship without their knowledge. il be-
ing apparen. from the outstart Of the
Convention that the farce of its being
q Republican boey could not longer
be preserved, the half dozen delegates
from the Labor organization. n he
neighborhood of Meyersdale, under
the lead of CorFRorn's lieutenant
LEWIS A. TsRgER-took possession
OF the affair and resolved ;tinto o Ma
ltional Labor Greenback circus.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

The sudden conversion of sore-head
Republicans to Greenback fanatics,
which occurred at the Convention
last week, vas not a surprise to those
who have noted the length TO which
the lust for Office win lead some men.
Spasmodic conversions, as a rule, are
to be viewed with suspicion, and the
unboly wise could suggest that q
probationary period might have
cooled the ardor of some Of the new
converts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

LAST year the National Labor
Greenback party elected FIVE on. OF
seven Assemblymen III Louisville,
Ky. This year they didn't elect
any, ouly polling for their most popu-
lar candidate /, 100 votes out 70 5000.
Tried and found wanting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
AUDITORS:
JACOB NJ. BAKER.
HIRAM q. MCCOY.

OWING to the sad calamity that
has Just visited the editor of this
paper, the public should. understand
that the chair editorial has this week
been occupied by another.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

J~oHNsToNk, July Gath, ISIS
Gents:-Your favor Of the Goth
inst, asking my views on the propo.
sitions submitted by you on behalf
of your comrades. has been received,
and | cheerfully respond.
LIST, | am in favor of an eQualiza-
ton of bounties, SO that equal and
exact justice may be done to every
Union soldier who periled bis life
that the Republic might live.
I'd. / am in favor of giving o
quarter section of land TO every hon.
orably discharged soldier, with the
right to dispose Of the same to any
other person (by transferable land
warrant o. otherwise) if be should
see proper not p occupy the ground
himself.
5 All persons entitled to pensions
for wounds or disease contracted
whilst in the line OF duty in the
army. should receive such pension
from the date OF discharge from serv-
ice.
/ believe these measures to be just
and proper and viii do sill in my
power TO have them ENACTED IS the
law upon the subject
With kind regards for yourselves,
and he comrades for whom you are
acting ia the gator, | am very re-
specially yours.
J. NJ. CAMPBELL.
Jacob NJ. Campbell went into the
ermv on the 9th day of February,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

CHARLEsH II. PAULsoN, q Pittsburgh
halter, has been nominated for sena-
tor from Allegheny county on tho Ma
tional ticket.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
General CampbeIi'E Views rs Regards
Pensions for she Union Soldiers.

Some weeks ago Messrs. Jeremiah
Gordon, II. C. Smith, j. l.. Brown,
II. Bridenthall and others, known to
the majority Of our readers, in be-
half of the soldiers Of Bedford coun.
ty, addressed a letter 10 General
Campbell, our present Representa-
tive in Congress, and q candidate for
reelection, asking his views on
measures before Congress in the in
terest of the Federal soldiers. The
General promptly defines bis position
as follows:
LETTER TO THE ABOVE NAMED sol