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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Horrible nurder.

FT. WAYNE, IND., Nov. l4-Lafay-
cite township, this county, On last
Thursday night was tie scene Of q
horrible murder, which has Just GENE
to light. Mary Daley, q dwarf, 26
years old, ca that night died very
suddenly az Der fathers house An
undertaken Of this city was notified.
He found the body en- the flocr with
a sheet covering only the heed. Up
on removing IL, which was only done
after resistance By the father, he
found the face and head pounded TO a
mass Of jelly, presenting a sickening
sight. Warrants were issued this
evening, and tee Sheriff and e posse
Of men started for Lafayette town
ship, where the family, eight ia nun
Der. will be arrested and brought be.
fore the grand jury, which is now ia
session. The family are very ieno-
rant and brutal, end have abused the
poor dwarf in o shameful NAME.
Both of her children died within two
days sfter birth. She was less than
Eve feet high aud badly defcrmed,
which was made worse By the terri
bic cruelty she was subjected to BY
her s%tep-mother s1d step brothers,
VINO wished to put her cut OF the
wgv.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Irenitenf,ary Burnri,

KIcHNoSp. IA, soy 81 Gre
at the Virgiois PenitslRiry, tiis
morning, burned a three story brick
building over two hundred feet l0ag,
iG which we're the cooper, carpenter,
shoe sDa msenjoe shops Another
building q similar proP7rtijas. c..
cupitd Ss q tobacco mahufaetory acd
diaing hall Tor the prisoners. was c5a-
diderablg damaged There ives
much excitement among tbe Prison
efs, bat the guards aided BY the 20.
lice Of The city and the militia, pre-
vented any attempts TO escape. Loss
about $65 900. No insurance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

We fully share with the stall art
Republicans of this county lhe bitter
disappointment and keen shame they
feel over the result OF tie late Con.
gressionGl and Senatorial elections.
II, however, they will look from Ell
leet 10 cause, they win see that the
blame lies AZ heir own doors. The
defeat Of Campbell and Yutzy par.
~ticularly that Of the former-gfosaly
%GDiuRt as it isis clearly dedueible
lrcm the outrageous nominating sys-
ten, submitted TO by cur party.
The fact is weil known, ta4f for
years. tie Democrats have been al
lowed to participate in our primary
elections, aad Ia several instances by
their votes have actually procured
nominations to be made. Leaving
the past dead to bury its dead, let US
examine only the lately ended can.
vass to prove the result to be the
Legitimate fruits Of cur own folly.
AT our primary election in May
Hast, uGder the direction, and through
tie maEipalaGors Of General ColfrOth,
a very large DemocFetis vote was
cast. and it is q well known laet that
RepG1lieaa sspirants for pominations
sought bis aid end Influence The
returns proving thst the yots vas
unna.urally large, case rice 20 dis
satisfaction with the result, and SIS q
matter Of course, the cry was raised
that through means Of the Democrat
ic vote, supplemented oy ffa1d aud
corruption, the nominees succeeded,
sad tGo disappointed candidates who
had done their !eyel best T. poll as
much OF that Democratic yofe as nos.
sible, carried their gTiefs to CoGfoth.
and threw themselves sobbisg into
his friendly arms. There il was that
he votes of the scientific politician"
haG fcu scope.
He sympatbizsG With, and patted
the defeated %innoce8ts on the back.
He eondoled With. e1uaselsd .ni as.
vised them. The fact that they had
fallen into The pit they had digged
foF others was entirely ignored, not a
word was uttered Of their deserved
defeat, because Of their a.teFing to
him for Democratic votes. ana they
@sse instructed to enact the role of
ianocent .amIs who had been slaugbt-
cred by corruptioq sna fraud. OF.
coarse his pare soul famed up il uni.
son with thegs, and it was determin-
ed to revenge their wrongs, by pro
curing their n~omiaati0Ds through so
Independent Republican Conven-
ten" Turner, who bad previously
COINED The Greenbackers, land Eso
wa Ccfffcth's most supple tool) cap
tered the convention, and IL, its nom
inees came out labeled Gfeenback
What need to follow TIE twistings
sn1 tergiyersations Of this bastard
ticket ,hroushoa. the campaign.
Suffice it that Cofroih's object was
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

ANEST the reports Of the horrible
ma IS Of the negro voters in Ten.
sas parish, Louisiana, by the red
shirt Democracy previous to the lste
election, comes the Official statement
OF Col. Frank Zscharie. a special
agent sem by Governor Nichols to
Tensas to ascertain the fscts, in
which be states that previous reports
are exaggerated, and that 50 far Us
he could discover only tWeire negroes
FAD been killed. Suppose that 10
township of this. CT any Northern
State twelTe voters had been killed
for the purpose Of intimidatiHg The
balance, il is likely that tie Gov
ernor would have been compslled to
send an agent to ascertain he t&s,
or that the murderers would have
gone scot-freel And yet this is
Just how the South is made solidly
Democratic, and why Northern Dem
ocratic journals denounce any allu-
sioas to these msssacres as waving
the bloody shirt"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

BIsBEE, the Republican elected "a
Congress by over 500 majority in The
second district Of Florida, has been
counted out OF his seat by the Demo
cratic Board Of Commissioners. Now
that tie fraud has been accomplished
counts are being made by the L. S.
Marshal. The Democrat, however.
has got the certificate, and Of course
will be seated by his party friends in
the House, and The South win be
made still more solid.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

WHERE are the valiant gentlemen
that clustered so loudly throughout
the last campaign about the fraud
and corruption resorted to by the Re.
publican candidates to procure their
nominations, and which they alleged
they stood ready to proveg Hurry
up with your proof, gentlemen, or
stand committed Of being wilifGl falsi-
6ers. The Republican party Of this
county doesn't propose to harbor or
shield political knaves in its bosom,
nor will it submit il silence to have
its men slandeEed with impurity.
The men who circulated those stories,
TO the damage Of our candidates, and
the injury of our party, either told
the truth, or lied. If they told the
truth the public is interested in know
ing it, If they lied, the men who were
slandered are entitled 10 g vindiea-
tioa, by having their slandeIers ex-
posed as notorious falsifers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THE Democratic majority il South
Carolina is reported ct about $4,000,
In Edgefeld County where the hor.
rible outrages were perpetrated two
years since, the majority is seven
thousand, or double the entire
achlte population Of he county. And
vet not q Democratic paper in The
North has utter 8 word against the
outrageous frauds perpetrsted there
aad elsewhere throughout the South,
erp States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

CAsTos, Pa November I2-Aboal
two O'Clock this morning 4 fire was
discovered in the east wing Of the
Mianequa Springs Hotel, aad before
it could be extinguished the entire
structure was destroyed. From the
fac; that no FIRE has been kept 10 that
wiog. it is supposed Il have been ia
cead:ary IN II origin. Noihiag was
saved, the inmates barely escaping
with their lives. The loss is estima-
ted at $500; insured for $50 600.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

New ORLEANS, ~ js-Col
Frank ZAcnerie, Ebo vas seut hs
Gov. Nichols az speei7I sgeet ID
Tensas parish to report the ,rn- cor
dition Of affairs there, has returned,
end submitted a lengthy report. He
tas., Notwithstanding exaggera-
ted reports frc.a fensas. .e eogld on
ly succeed IN finding thst ,weise ns,
groes tad been killed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THE Democrats Of South Carolina
were determined there should be no
mistake about carrying that State,
and they therefore provided ballots
printed on tissue paper. In some
districts the number Of these ballota
put in The boxes were fear times
greater than the whole number Of
voters in the district Ia geveral
instances they adopted srather novel
mode Of remedying the officially.
When they found they had too many
votes for the voters, they biindfolded
Z man aud had him draw The super.
auous tickets from the box.
Is there any room for surprise
that South Carolina went solid fol
Democracy!
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

In the last New Jersey Legisla.
ture the Democrats had a majority @
ain the Senate and 6 in the House
In the next there viii be in The Sen
ate IL Republicans, 9 Democrats
and / Independent IN the assembly
there will be 80 Republicans and 2
Democrats
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

TIE balldozers are at work in
North Carolina as we'll as Florida,
and threaten 70 reeiify the mistake
by which q number Of Republicans
were elected to Congress, by throw
ing cut ballots enough to count IN
their Democratic competitors. There's
nothing ike a Democrstic conscience
for gaining a victory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Ton Don-a Know lheir yalae.

They cured re Of 8gae. Bilious
ness aud kidney complsini. - rec
~ommended ! had & hslf betlie left
which | used for NY 81 little girls,
which lhe doctors and neigbhots said
eeuld not be cured. I am confident
| should have lost both CT them one
night i'll had NOT had tie Hop Bit
tiers in my house 10 use. / found
they did them so mach good | con-
tinaed it with thew, anG they are row
we'll That is why I say you do not
khoa half the value Of Hop Bitters,
and DO not recommend them high
enough.r-B. Rochester. n. i.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Election Managers Arrested,

4 dispatch from Charleston says 4:
Three managers Of election at one
Of the Charleston polls were arrest
ed yesterday, under warrants from
the United States Commissioner, for
obstruc;ing a deputy marshal in the
discharge of his duties at the seeeEt
election sad for refusing to publicly
count the ballots. They waived ex-
animation and were admitted 10 bail.
Other arrests are expected to-day.
Eighteen citizens Of Orangeburg have
been arrested for ob%structing United
States officers in the discharge Of
their dEtias ct election They gave
bail for appearance Tor trial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
iii'eis vistiilsFtcs Captured.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA tele-
g5al4 reeeiyed by The Commissioner
Of Internal Rssenao today brings
news that Special Agent #agnes
aad the force Of lG deputies under has
direction have me-, with great success
IL their operation ia the mouDtain re-
gion OF The Nashville District. Six
Illicit distilleries have teen captured
and II prisoners arrested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THE Philadelphia Press is author
itv for the statement that Seth Ii.
Yokum, who defeated Curtin fer
gress, is so earnest Republican, ex.
cept on the money question, on which
be is not regarded as aradieal Green.
hacker.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
of then.

A COMPLETE list OF the member:
elected to the next Legislature.
shows the party strength in each
House as follows: The Senate wal
contain 32 Republicans l6 Demo.
Gratis , STANDARDIZATION ma.
ioriiy over all, Il. II the House
there will be ITO Republicans 1t
Democrats and Is Nationals-Re'
publican majority over all, l9-Re.
publican m~sjority over oil on joint
ballot. 50.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

TIE State Senate in Connecticut
stands Ii Republicans, Z Democrats
the House, l42 Republicans, loo
Democrats, Independent, / Green
hacker. Republican majority, 40
msiority on joint ballot, A. Tbe
State having tried Democratic Uni.
ted States Senators, wants no more
of them
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

TnE Delaware Democracy elected
10 Congress, LAST Tuesday, a man
who had been convicted Of treason
during the wsr, and who was aued
and imprisoned for the crime. 0ne
feature ot the sentence was disqual-
flying him from ever holding an Of
fee of honor, trust or profit 10 the
United States government. lie
claims that be was pardoned by
President johnson, but as there is
no record Of this, Delaware may find
herself without . representative il
the lower House Of Congress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

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Address harper s BROS. New York.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THE defeated candidates who work.
ed so industriously against the Re
publican ticket, and especially against
their successful Republican competi,
tors, must now accept their defeat as
Gnal. The people of this county viii
never forgive the aspirant for Office.
who opposed the candidate who de-
feated him at the primaries, aud as.
sisted to throw The Congressiona
and Senatorial districts into The hand;
Of the Democrats. Such tFeocbefy
will never be forgotten. Evea the
Democrats, who pro6ted by their bad
faith, showed their detestation Of tbc
treason, by refusing to support them
a. the polls.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THE Republicans Of Bedford Coun-
" elected two County Commits
sioners, one Of them by g msjority OF
one vote. They also elected their
candidate FOR Treasurer.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Mr.. SAMUEL MASON, the Green
back candidate for Governor, mads
an assignment of his property on lasI
Friday. On that day $4,000 were
fled I'D against him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THERE is but one thing in the way
OF tie GreeDbackors picking their
aints and trying again, says the
Philadelphia Times. and that is that
they don't seem to have even a flint
left. They might pick somebody's
pocket, though. by way of exemplify-
ing their principles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THE total number of deaths from
yellow fever in the South is reported
at 10. 92I. OF these 1900 occurred
at Memphis and vicinity, and 1871
at New Orlesns.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THE official vote of the State shows
General Hoyt's plurality to be %
3ls: be went to Philadelphia With
. ~nlurality Of 5,975 votes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

INFORMATION comes from Wash
ington that the President has at last
wearied Of bis fruitless attempt to
eonciliete Southern bnll-dozers aud
other dcfes Of The Federal Election
lave, AID vigorously conducted pros
e%cutions will be instituted against
al those VITO participated in the
schemes for teFrorizing and deffaud-
ing the colored votsTa ct the late
State election.
During General Grants admins
iration Ku-Kluxism was broken up by
irving. committing, and sending TO
Northera Penitentiaries parties con.
eerned 10 those oatFages, ana Presi-
dent Hayes, it is announced, has de-
termined to pursue the same policy,
Of rigidly enforcing tie provisions Of
the Federal Election laws, and pun
ishing with severity all those who
can be convicted Of ~lawlessness.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

T~HELgIUTNG Il R9FEAN JNlthEs
TIES. 81 are now having prepared, ir =
+z2, articles On the leading iuiYers.uese ~
They WI! ts written By al amergaa Cl-.
lss-0T, M II II, H0yesen. Of Coruell iaa-A4
"fi,ef nbcrr so, aud viii include sSetol.
Unsycrsl.ies OF Great Britain am the C0ati9-l
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

The Democrats are getting fright
ened at a possible combination Of
Republicans and Greenhackers of
Republican anteeedents, which would
control the organization of the next
House at Washington If these two
elements unite, there is enough Of
them to wrest the control of the
House from the Confederate Briga-
diers, who have had possession Of it
for the last eighteen months.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

IL The Franklin and Fulton Judicial
district Judge Rowe was elected over
Judge Kimmell by a plurality Of 81
votes. Ia Fraaklin county they rpn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
AN exchange Y :


Potter county Republicans adopt
ed this year the Crawford county sys-
tenn of making nominations. The
Democrats elect their whole ticket.
Moral: Republicans, il you want tc
secure defeat, adopt the Crawford
county system.
To which we add that, the expert.
ence ofthe Republicans of this county
at the late election has demon
strated the capacity OF the system,
under Democratic manipulation, to
wipe out almost any given majority.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Il the election had been for P'esi-
dent this year, as sell as Congress.
men, the Republicans would aave
carried every Nor.begn State excep,
Indiana aud Oregon, and would have
secured 9i3 electors, leaving the
Democrats I5G-a Republican ma
.ioritv Of IS. What the condition Of
the parties mag be il 1850, no one
car @foretell, but the Republicans jas,
now are ia the very best possible
shape for coming out Of the next
Presidential contest uriumpbantiy,
g sweeping every Northern State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

The Johnstown Tribune says
"Mr. Co7roth himself said, in The
public streets Of Somerset, n day
last week, that be owes bis election
to the insnfieiency Of The Republican
canvass 10 Somerset County and The
returns show itn
liz Somerset, We are not ia Tie hab
it Of accepting all Mr.. Cofroih's dee
lGrations as verify, AID the trick G
Doing &c has bat lately come to tbs
Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
The Somerset Herald

SENATOR BLAlSE has just been
chosen chairman OF The Republican
State Committee Of Maine for TIE
twentieth time.
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HOLIDAY & WEDDING PRESENTS.
DUBLIC SALE.

The Undersigned viii offer at puH.ic sale, On the
premises one mike northeast % New Baltimore,
in JunIita township. Bedford county, Pa, on
Moaday. November IS, 1878,
at P. y, q valuable farm. adjoining lands @.
Frank Topper, Albert Fyau, =. R,cGirr ant the
undersigned, containing 10 acres. the purchaser
having the privilege Of taking 81 acres m0-e AL
Ioining 90 the same price per aere soll.
Ihe tract is well tiiuberei AMI waterat. ant
having thereon erected q double two story, Log
dwelling h0Gzc and log barn. AblUt 90 or los
acres olelrcd and under fence.
TERalS.-One thirl cash and the balance IN
three equal annua payments. Possession 20 be
given on the Isl day of Aprilis7s
Cct.C WILLIAM WALSH.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

THE Republicans made the follow.
ing gains of Congressman 10 the sew
erel States named, voting on the 5tf
inst Connecticut ,, Illinois !
Maryland l, Massachusetts /, Mich
gan l, New Hampshire l, New Jer
sey ?, New York s, Pennsylvania !
On the whole the Judgment Of tbs
Northern people is that the des;iniei
of the country are still safest in tho
hands of the party that freed The
slaves, preserved the Union, and
stauds now tie bulwark Of the ma
tionsl honor and the champion of Fl
nGneial honesty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

II is a matter Of frequent comment
10 the papers, that notwithstanding
the almost daily exposures. green
horas are constantly being yictimized
by bogus tickets and drafts. A SINH,
lar confidence game is annually play
ed Of on voters of this county. by
bogus tickets, Notwithstanding fire.
quent cautions against them.
Thus, since the election we bear d
numerous instances where voters
we're imposed OF by a rascally ticket
pnrporting to be foil Republican,
wherein Coffroth's name was substi
tuted for that Of General Campbell.
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IhargdqY 1919 81 is.
FER us C1Sfl

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