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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
rae Fsss esseve. Miners Near Wilkes
barre.

WiLKEsBARRE. April "a The large
force Of mes engaged ia sinking d
shaft from the surface to strike the
highest breast that has..been worked
hoping thereby To relieve the en-.
tombed miners, succeeded in pene.
trstipg TO the breast abuut 3 O'Clock
this morning. After penetrating
through fur chambsrs they were
compelled 10 retire, as The mine was
coBynlsed and working 10 u danger
oos manner They have, however
resumed operations. and by propina
up as they proceed, have succeeded
10 getting within about 800 feet o.
where il is supposed the unfortunat,
men are. Opinions vary as to The
safety Of the imprisoned men Some
of The miners believe that they are
safe, while others assert that they
must have been smethered. a miner
went into o drift TO The west Of tbs
fall to-day With q naked lamp. there
by iguitiDg The gas which had ac
cuniulsted, aud disastrous conse
quences We're anticipated tor d time
A steamer from this place was sent Il
The mine, and 1t is thought that this
FIRE is now under contrsi.
IL was about four O'Clock yester
day when the accident became known
10 The meu, aud word vas 5oou car
ried To the main flee u W~flkesoarre
aud 10 The families Of The lll-fa,eo
golfers. The roads aud by-paths K
the u nth of the slope soon began t.
present &c animased scsLe, aud by
Fix O'clock the SURROUNDINGS were
melancholy sad dispiriiag The
relatives Il the entGmhed men, male
and female, raised their voices ia The
iuudee iamentafi0ns over the loss al
her dear ones, Women tore theil
bair. AID, rolling upon the grOuud
iriiicsed seru ies upon their Owl
D. dies ID he vain hope to assuag,
their g;ief
Base volunteers ~desceDded into
,be yewning sepulcher to lnvesllgate
and zee If by any possible chance Tho
fated seven, l,20U feet below, c. uic
escape. But each returning squad
wore the saue sad expression Of face
No u asked The result Of the yisi.
below. Too well did the anxiou,
lie, mother or brother know th,
meaning If the look of despair a,
each coal 0egrimed yisage came III
ont Of the lDky blackness below
The report was that The indications
were that the fall Of the roof was
becoming genera! The cracking
sound could still be heard, aud it wa.
sufmised the heavy barbados which
prevented the escape of the men hac
taken place at u punt about 400 feet
down easterly from the tan-house.
The FIRE in the mine was extin.
guished about five O'Clock this after.
noon. At three O'Clock the men en-.
gagged in sinking 'he shaft commenc.
ed cutting through a vein Of solid
coal thirty feet thick. 1t is doubtful
whether those imprisoned will be
reached tonight. The workmen are
divided into shifts, each of which
works four hours. The mine is still
in q disturbed condition, and the
work Of excavation is attended with
great danger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
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kfiied his Aged Mother.

CaIeAso, April "A brutal mpr
der occurred on Saturday night nine
miles east Of Moptezums, Iowa. A
by the name Of Owen Canrot
his mother about midnight bv
beating her Gu tne head with a stick
of stovewood. Afier the man bsa
connitfeG thc horrible and unnatural
crime be threw the soly ont Of the
bonse upon the wood pile. The mar
dered woman was 10 her seventy.
ninth year. After doing the work
Cannot left the house, and it was
With sone di4csIty shst be was cap
Insanity is fbe opiy easee
that can be assigned for the deed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
AN act has passed both branches Of

An act has passed both branches Of
our Legislature granting pensions to
the surviving veterans of the Mexican
wal. Under its provisions any sur
viving soldier Of that war who serv-
ed in q Pennsylrsnis regiment, or in
the naval forces is entitled TO q PEN
sison of SIS a year payable ia semi
annual installments on the first days
Of April and October of each year.
A soldier Of the Mexican war who
has resided in this State for the last
twenty years. is entitled TO the bene-
fit of the Act. although he may not
have served in O Pennsylvania regi-
ment. The oct goes into effect May
FIRST.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
THE TRAMP LAW.
The Stringent Provisions Of the
Bill Before the
Governor.
Tramps are Subject to Arrest and
Imprisonment for Three Years.

The following act has passed both
Houses of the Legislature, and will
take effect 90 the l5.h Of August
next:
AN ACT TO DEFINE AND PUNISH TRAMPs
SECTION l.. Be it enacted. etc.
That any person going about from
place to place begging. asking, OF
subsisting upon charity and FIR the
purpose OF acquiring money or q liv'
ing, aud who shall have no fixed
place Of residence or lawful oecupa
tion 10 the county or city 10 which
be shall be arrested, shall be taken
and deemed to be q tramp and guilty
OF q misdemeanor, and, Oh conviction
shall be sentenced to undergo al
imprisonment by separate and solita-
~ confinement, at labor, 10 the couo-
ty Jail or workhouse, for not more
than twelve months, 10 the discretion
Of the Court. Provided, That if any
person 80 arrested eau prove by sat
i-tactorv evidence that he does not
make a practice of going about beg
giBg or suhsisting upon aims for The
purpose aforesaid In the m
sb We set firth, be shall not be deem
ed guilty of the offeace herein before
described ; aad up N sucn proof shall
BE- discharged from arrest, eliterh ~
he uaglstrate Def re w8ou he is con-
m,tted IT b, the Coort upon hear.
Jag At Inc ease upon writ IT habsgS
corpus
SEC ? Any tramp WOO snalI
enter say dwelling house aga'as'
tae viii ~ without tbs permission
o the owner or occupant thereof, or
saail III .die any fire in the hieh
way or On she laud Of another With
out the owners consent, or shall be
found carrying any firearms or ether
dangerous weapon with lotent IA
lawfully to do injury to or inumidr,e
any other person, which intent may
be inferred by the jury trying the
case, from the facts that the defend
aut is a tramp and SO armed, or shall
do or tbres.en 10 do any injury Dol
amounting TO q felony to any personi
or To the real or personal estate Of
anorher shall, upon conviction, be
deemed guilty of u misdemeancr, and
sasll be sentenced 10 undergo an i'm
prlsenment bv separate or solitary
confinement at labor tor q period no.
exceeding three years.
SEC. 3 Any act Of beggary OF
vagrancy by any person described by
the first section of this get, shall be
prima facie evidence that the per
son committing the same is a tramp
within the meaning of this act, sub
ject to the proviso contsined in Sec
ton one of this Act.
SEC 4. Any person upon view Of
any ofenee described in this act,
may a~pprehend the offender and take
him before a justice of the peace or
alderman, whose duty it shall be,
after heeriDe the evidence, to dis
charge or to commit the prisoner for
trial, es in the case Of other misde.
meanors.
SEC 5. This act shall pot apply
to any female, or minor under the
age of sixteen, nor to any bind,
deaf or dumb person, nor shall it be
applicable 10 any MANNED or crippled
person who is unable to perform
manusl labor
SEC { This act shall take effect
on aud after 4ugcst Is, 1879. and all
acts or parts q acts ine consistent
here yitn are hereby repealed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

4 p~ro~jnsat physician # Pitts
bureh said jokiugay to q lady patient
who was complsinirs Of Der contin-
ued i'll health, and OF bis inability to
cure her, try Hop Bitters! The
lady took it 10 earnest and used the
Bi;;ers, from which she obtained
permanent health. She now laughs
at the doctor for bis joke, but he is
not so well pleased with it, as it cost
him q good patient.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

THE extra session Of Congress is
costing the country $4,000 a day
besides the stealings. and sill this ex'
pense is incurred 10 give the Demo
Gratis a chance to repeal the election
laws, SO that they can carry the
country by fraud at the next Presi-
deotial election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

Tue good old times" when
Southern blusterers bullied Northern
Congressman with revolver and
bowie-knife. are rapidly returning.
Congressman Lowe. of alabama,
has sent q challenge TO Gen. Logan,
Of Illinois, for pronouncing as O mslici-
Gus and vindictive lie, the assertion
made by Lowe. that be (Logan)
raised three regiments in Illinois to
join the Confederate army, and that
when they left the State Logan de
serted them. This lie has been oft
told by the Democrats. and when
Lowe publicly repeated it. Logan
characterized it as it deserved. The
Southern bully now wants to wipe
out 10 blood, the rebuke be received
for lying. OF course General Logan
declined the challenge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

In The Constitutional Convention
Of he SAFE II Louisiana, 60" Id
session ~ New Orleans. Oh Thursday
last. q resolution providing that lie
members f The Convention take a.
oath TO support the Constitution o.
the United Slsles, was laid 90 the
table. This is the style oi Demoe-
racy nov controlling both bosses OF
N,ourace
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

seeing nothing Of the rain, yes have
paio due TO the storm.
DR.. Penrod starts for South Caro-
Iins and adjoining States tonight,
where be has been ordered by the
War Department to COLLECT inicrms-
ton relative to the origin. movement
and effect OF the recent tornado at
Waterboro, S o., where it il report
ed 10 have been very destructive,
sweeping away houses. churches and
killing some fifteen persons sEd
wounding many others.
PICKET
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
AFTER a vast deal Of able bod

AFTER a vast deal OF able bodied
wabbling, Senator Davis of Illinois,
the once friend of Abraham Lincoln,
has safely landed in the DemocrytIc
camp. The country will be neither
surprized nor sorry. 1t will however
Join Mr.. Blaine in his protest, that
the fat Senator shall not surrepti-
tiously transfer the shade Of the
Martyred President. TO the keeping
Of the party whose teachings caused
his assassination.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
Rolling Mil Destroyed by Fire.

PoYrssILlg. r.. April s2-The
Mount Carmel relling mill, two miles
south Of louisville, Sas entirely de
stroyed by FIRE this evening. II was
owned by New York and Pottsville
parties and. including he machinery,
cost $250.60o and was not insured.
The mill has been idle Of past years.
The Ere caught from Q passing loco
motive. An engine was overturned
while raining to the Ere and the
driver, Charles Fisher, ives probably
injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
Two Dsa,hs from a Coal OH Lamp ex.
p~iosion.

WILKEsBARRE April 90 As three
children of Oliver Stout were goire
to bed in Penobscott on Monday
night, a coal oil lamp expioGsd, set
ting FIRE to their clotbiog. They ran
towards q neighbours house Lut the
girl fell iu ,be ROAD and was SO
badly burned that sbe died early this
morning The other girl died to day,
and The Third child, o boy, is not ex,
to recover.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

THERE is no doubt about it, the
Confederates are getting their sec
ond wind. Does not Ibis little ex-
tract from the "Ololono States" re-
mind you of the old rebel yell and
the days of Cts?
Doun wih The deriI-born amend.
ments. Dorm uih centralism and
as hints Of crO,rn and scerter.-
Dozen nth The pictures Of Lincoln
and The scoundrels rho surrounded
him in the battle days Of '6l-65
Dozen w,h erery anti Democratic
idea and idol. These be he scctch
words of 'S0n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

Now that the Riot claims bill, aud
Border raid bill have both been de-
feated, we may hope for some gen.
ersI legislation beneficial TO the peo-
ple aud he State. These bill have
blocked the way Of important and
necessary legislation, anu the sirus-
gle owe them has p~rottscIed the ses-
slim unnecessarily
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
Concerning Garlic.

New YoRL, April 1.-THE Colo
RADIO Csttle Company, which ha.
been eor eight years engaged in rails
ing, crossing and preparing cattle fol
the eastern market OF their HuerfanC
ranche, in Colorado, recently pur
cbsgeG from Colonel William Crsia
his magnificent rancho of $1,000
acres, called the Hermosilla, paying
therefore $500 GOO. The company
have already over 10000 head Of
cattle, aud il liz the intention to 10.
crease it e 40, 600 Me-. VIM. II
Vanderbilt, through his friend, Mr.
EsstUah. fhe great cattle king, to-
day %purchaseG a controlling ip.eres'
N the company, with the view of ex.
iendipg bis beef trade ia foreign
markets. Fhis purchase Is said TO
be important, in vieg Of the great
INCREASE 10 the expert trade Of live
stock, aud shows that Mr.. Wander
lilt is bard at work in his railroad
interesis. The European steamers,
kaown as the Uaion Line, are To ear
~ est,Ie as well ) grain The New
York Central have peg . stock yard
at Kansas City that cost over one
milton dollars, and will make the
i'm nense estale ot tps Colorado Cat
lie Company The eairepot fthe cat
tie they desire to prepare for the
Eastern and European markets.
1t is understood that prominent
parties increased in cattle raising 10
Ice COUNTY and in this State, iDclud-
lag General Patrick Cottje, Eommis-
sioner of New York State General
Curtis aud Hon Calvin P Hulburd.
Chairman Of tbe Cali.s Cgmmittee
# The New York State Agricultural
Society, bage been 10 correspondence
with the Agrieui ural pompittee If
Congress. tn whom was referred the
subject f cattle disease. Much im-
portrait information has been elicit
ed, snd IL Is hslieFei that unless the
disease is e~fsctually stamped OFT in
the Sts'es east Of the Alleghenies, it
will quickly work iIs ssy 10 lbe
great WesIerD grazing plains, and
jeopardize iha whole beef product OF
the country General Curtis visits
Washington this week "a further con-
fer With TIE Congressional committee
og the subject, aud will make some.
practical ssggestiopa, which may te
embodied in the bill which that ronI-
is framing for the protection
Of this greet ;eterest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

THE Army oil as it came from the
the House, passed the Senate on
Friday last by a strict party vote,
and was sent to the PresiGent A
veto is confidently expected in q few
days. Every amendment of offered
by the Republicans was rejected by
a solid Democratic vote.
Among these was one making it q
penal offense for any D to carry
arms to The polls, with @ view of
creating . rios or obstructing voters,
and another striking ont the word
evil" thus leaving IL within the
province of civil officers of the gov
eminent to summons armed posses
mot Of the army to meet armed
mobs, but these did not suit the
Confederate Brigadiers and were
summarially voted down. Thus rs
the bill passed and was sent to the
President, be has sot only 90 power
to 5 troops 70 quell armed rioters
at the polls, but no civil officer a
use an armed force to prezent Rife
clubs" or other armed bodies Of ku
Klux from overswing voters OF TAX
ing forcible ~possessia q Of the polls.
And yet this bill for controlling cleo
tons by armed force received the
vote OF every BeWocrss in both
Houses of CoDgresstt
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

The Baltimore Herald is among
the papers which come out strongly
for Grant. In explaining why Gen
eraI Grant is popular, the Herald
says:
Grant is 8 manly man. He is
brave 10 politics as be was IN war
He is the least of a trimmer OF any
man who has filed the Presidential
chair since the time of Washington.
His idea of politics is to do what be
thinks is right, and not what will
make votes. He il, FIRST, 3 msu OF
strong individuality and self depend
ence : second. a thorough American,
devoted TO American ideas and iDsli-
tuiioBs; third, a maR who forms bis
own options, and is never afraid 10
assert them; fourth. a nan Of deeds
rather than # aords, Of achievements
iusteao 4 theories. OF lesHiJs aud not
oe policies
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

THEY Sere IA Der Significant. rbose
Ggares with which Senator COakiicg
deliberately opebed ais speech o.
The Federal revenues last gear sevea-
teoa-eigbteenibs wore paid by ne
STATES which remained loyal 70 he
union. And those other statist,er
with which Senator / gan oiscomht-
ed bis immense colleague will answer
to place alongside Of them for serious
contemplation. Thirty nine fortieths
of the whole number Of distilleries 10
the country which we're detected 10
emitting untaxea ghisky were in the
States which were mol loyal 10 the
Union. and 975 arrests for defraad-
ins the revenue were made 10 these
same States for every one in all the
others. Vulgar fractions Of this sort
are unpleasant things fer Democrats
TO climb over.-N y Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

EVEN the Atlanta Constitution al
mits that Mr.. Blackburn Is "a IRE
brand and ought 10 extinguish him
eelf.n and insists that he cannot com
plain that the Republicans take him
at his word and hold him and his
party to it."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
An Inccnsiary Tramp.

LANCASTER, April 23.-Tbis morn
ing . large barn. TOBACCO sheds and
other buildings, Gve miles south oj
this plsce, owned by John Senner.
were burned seyeo ga bead Of
valuable cattle aud i've horses yer
ished in the flames The loss is Sl2,
600 ; partly INSPIRED. A tramp had
in The barn last Diglt apd be-
ing refused food, fred the bsrp while
The family we're OF breakfast. He is
DOW 10 Jail
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30
srnnrrAnY SuERMAN bias roinnd

SECRETARY SHERMAN has refund
ed the old six per cent bonds in fouE
per cents. within a fraction OF eight
hundred millions of dollars. There
are no more bonds liable to be called
in for two years, and the four per
cents. are already commanding q
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

RETURNS Of the late election IN
Michigan show the Republican ma
iority to be six thousand over the com
biued Democratic aud National vote
Comparing this with last years vote
the Republican gain is nearly 50. 600
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

FOURTEEN years ago Lee sur
rendered bis sword to General Grant
aad his forces to the nation they had
outraged. They were received with
a kindness exceeding that ever be
slowed upon a conquered people be
fore. Not a traitor was shot, OF
hung, or imprisoned. But the very
men who led in the rebellion have
forced themselves to the front, and,
by TIE aid of the Northern Democ.
rscy, have become the rulers of the
nation. they openly declare they
will not rest until they "hsve stricken
from the statute book the last Festige
of the war measures" Their pspere
are throwing mud at the bravest
officers WHO led the Uoion forces, and
sneering at their ~generalship. Oae,
in his enthusiasm, declares Grant
was no general, and never did any
fighting" As prosperity is returning
to tie whole people under the wise
financial legislation and management
of the Republican party, these egotis.
teal statesmen, whose record has
been such as should induce them 10
call upon the "rocks TO ial! upon and
hide them" come TO the front, sld,
with the audacity Of The devil, call
upon loyal men to fall down and
worship them. His satanic majesty
undertook just s.cb E trick 1900 years
lgo, and the people nov resp1s3
With the ansger then giveD, 70 II
bee behind me, Satan."-fattr-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-30

bureau, y ociOuB ~ lug tgO VI III
ter quarters, against 239 for the Sum
per quarters. Hence we have the
ratio of the number Gf storHs gf Tie
Winter quarters and Summer quar-
tiers corresponding TO The fslio OF the
amount of neuralgia for these respect.
i've periods, and the ratio of average
duration Of eaoh attack for the same
time corresponds closely With the
retio Of the respective total amounts
Of renraigia f6r the ssmp periods
The average distance Of the storm
eeatre st the beginning Of the
painful neuralgia attacks was
ESQ miles. Storms coming from the
|Pacilc coast afS fslt s4-.hest CT,
very soon after, or as they are eros.
sing the Rocky Mountains" while
storms along the Atlantic oosst are
associated with milder forms of neu-
ralgia. aud are not felt until the
stotp esasrs ia nearer Rain lie not
essential TO" lhe production cf beu
rslgia.
1t was found that the severest
neuralgis ATTACKS Of ihe year we're
those accompanying the frst snows
Of November aud December. 0ae q
the most interesting and valuable re-
suits Of this SERIES Of oSsergsloqs is
thus stated: Every storm, as it
sweeps across the continent, consists
of g vas rain area, Ct the centre Of
which Is Q moving space OF the great.
est barometric depression, known as
the storm centre, along which the
storm moves like a bead o., q
ihrsad. rhe rain Usually precsdes
this by 500 to COO miles, but before
aud around the rain lies q belt which
may be called the neuralgia margin
Of the storms, aud which precedes
rain about $50 miles. This fact
IS very deceptive, because the sufferer
may be on the far edge of the storm
basin of barometric depression, and
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03

Suddenly she opened her eyes wide,
lifted her head, and looked around the
room as though filed with wonder and
delight. She clapped her hands, and
cried eagerly to her mother: -,
20 mamma, see the beautiful children
Her mother said, Where"
ooh, all around she replied; and she
turned her head as though she saw them
in every direction No written words can
describe the rapture of her look and voice.
They are coming they are coming
they are close to me- she sad IN a trans
port Of joy.
She put up both hands, laughing out
with that gleeful ringing sound peculiar
to little children-and then she died.
Christian A3uOcate.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03

A parishioner once sought advice Of
DR.. Alexander. He was under cloud
and could fndno comfort in the discharge
Of religious duty. The Doctor said to
him; DO you pray?' " Yes; he spent
whole nights in prayer. " How do you
Draw" Fl pray, he replied, q that the
Lord would lift the light Of his counte-
nance npon me, and grant me peace. =
Go, said Dr. Alexander, Z" and pray God
to glonfv His name, and to convert SIN
ners to Himself" The prescription met
the case.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03
BE TRUE.

There are persons whom you can al
WAYS believe, because you know they
have the habit of telling the truth. They
do not color story or enlarge bit OF
news in order to make it sound fine or re
markable.
There are others whom you hardly
know whether to believe or not, because
they "strctch" things so. A trifing in
cident grows in size, hut not in quality,
by passing through their mouth. They
take a small fact or slender bit Of news
and pad it with added words, and paint
it with high-coIored adjectives, until it Is
largely unreal and gives a false impress
sion. And one does not like to listen to
folks when so much must be allowed
for shrinkage. "
Cultivate the habit of telling the truth
in little things as well as in great ones.
Pick your words wisely, and use only
such as rightly mean what you wish to
saw. Never stretch a story or fact to
make it seem bigger or funnier. Do this,
and people will learn to trust you and
respect you. This will be better than
having name for telling wonderful sto-
ries or making foolishly and falsely "fun-
ny remarks. There are enough true
funny things happening in the world, and
they are most entertaining when told Just
exactly as they came to pass. One has
well said, Never deceive for the sake OF
foolish jest, or to excite the laughter OF
few companions at the expense Of a
friend.
Dear young friends, be true. Do the
truth Tell the truth. There are many
false tongues. Letyours speak the things
that are pure, lovely, true.-S. School
Advocate.