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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28


HoY. Il. ". THOMPSON, Secretary
of the Navy, made speech at Den
yer, Colorado, on Wednesday last,
in the course of which he gave
Hancock, the superb" a very black
eye, politically, by producing and
reading letter written by the latter
in 1863 to Hon. T. :. Glover, OF st.
Louis, in whrch he endorses the
Democratic platform of that year,
which platform declared all the con-
stitutional amendments for the en-
| frachisement of the negroes and the
entire work of reconstruction null
and void. The letter also endorses
Frank Blair's memorable letter to
Broadhcad, advocating the sending
of the army South to nullify the acts
of Congress and undo the work OF
reconstruction. Blair it will be re-
membered, was bidding for the
Democratic nomination, and in his
letter. said:
There is but one way to restore the gov
ernmcnt and the constitution, and that L
/ for the President eject 10 dectuc these acts Ire
construction measures mil and roid, coupe
The Gfnly 10 tiiO is ,tsarpdti1Rs al the SolHh
+ J. - a.. all
( the ,ciae people to organize, and elect .Sena
I tors and Representatives. The House o
/ Representatives will contain a majority o
( Democrats from the North, and they vii
admit the representatives elected by tn,
white people of the South and, with the co
operation of tine President, il will not b'
difficult To compel the Senate tosubmit one,
more 10 the obligations of the constitution
In pursuance of this plan, the See
rctary says, Hancock was sent Soutl
and placed in command at New Or
leans, and his order No. 40 was in
tended to nullify the acts of Con
gress and to put the rebels on th'
top and loyal men at the bottom
General Grant refused to permit tina
order to be enforced, and Hancocl
left New Orleans in a huff. Thu
the Secretary, who compliments,
Hancock highly as Il good soldier
shows that he is not a statesman
but is a narrow partisan, who wa
willing to assist in overthrowing al
the labors of Congress in behalf @
peace and reconstruction, and j
therefore not safe man to entrus
with the immense civil power of tn,
government. Since the war we hav
| had no other expression of senti
ments from General Hancock. and j
is only fair to infer that, like hi
Southern allies, on whom he mus
depend for his principal support, h
is still hostile to the reconstruction
acts, and if elected President, woul,
lend himself to their notification
and the consequent restoration 0
the Southern States to their ante
bellum condition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Population of Utah

SAT- LAKE CtTY, July &)-Fu'l
census lvturus give Utah popula-
ton in rlund numbers Of l44,tp0, an
increase of 50 per cent. in ten years.
At their last April conference the
Mormons reported that the Mormon
population was 112.O0, leaving ~
900 non-Mormons. In 1870 the non
Mormons were less than lO,OOo. an
increase of2OO per cent. The IN
crease of the Mormon population i
IL upr cent.
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FataIFnsh

LANCASTER, July 21-S..,
Dietrich, son Of Ad-m d.. .U
Manor township, with bis ''.sa i q
Charles and "a young map v''.l ~,
Livergood, were gum,in~ v..,....' name
and when the storm ,.,.
the afternoon ne hecap Up W
FROM ,ne rest, thc ll., .,l'.'e
ha, -ack and then ho ,55
took refuge near the woo,. mn ,-,'I D.
large gum tree ON the farm oSI.' .,''
Kready. '''a
Young Dietrich did M, ...
home in the evening and o ... .g.'.i
was instituted for him Al. l,-I,
O'Clock his body was found '',,l' r.i
the tree, anditwas thenlearooJi' i''., II
he had been struck bv T@b-1.- -
while. It is supposed. he was - y, 4
act ofloadinghisg gun. about 5o'.r'"
in the evening Two holes r
found in his hat and q mari ,l"-
side of his body. The vopnr,-r
was aged nineteen years and I'--
most estimable character
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

iN his speech at indianapolis last
seek, Secretary Scburz made the
teaii2g point, that the party which
in this campaign calls Itself Demo.
cratic, has in the course of the last
ten years nepudiated more than
SS5G.0O0000 of Southern State and
municipal debts, and has given its
elid in Congress TO schemes for issu-
Epg vast sums of irredeemabie green
backs 10 pay off the National debt,
the effect of which would have been
virtual repudiation- In view of this
record, honest business men NAV
well ask if il is safe to entrust this
knavish party with power?
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RamaSaM s.arN

CARLISLE, PA, July 20.-A terrihc
rain storm occurred here last n!9i!''
the water running four feet deep III
the street and many HOUSES beng
flooded. The crops are much liJQl-
ed. Many cattle were killvd 'y
ightniag .
Advices from York and Cumbtr-
land counties report that the storm ~
last NIGHT was unusually severe III
those localities.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

NASHVILLE, July 22-Yesterday
afternoon John Houston, eolorel,
attempted q rape upon a six year
/ old daughter Of Jason Canon, Jr,
about four miles west Of Shelby
vile, Tenn. He was arrested by the
ehild's father and several neiehbors.
While in custody at Canon's house
last night. parties came and TOOK
Houston out, carried him half d
mile down the pike and hanged
him. The negro had been in the
penitentiarv.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE North AmGicaa claims that
under the apportionment of repre-
sentatives to be made under the
new census Philadelphia viii gain
another member Of Congress, giving
that city six members in all, and
that the Democrats can secure only
one of the six districts by putting
into If all of the Democratic and
doubtful wards.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Probable Murder.

BRADFoRp, Pa..Julv PA ,pee;sf
to the Err from Ridgcwav. FIl
county, Pa, SAYS The coroner.
Jury are now investigating the degL
Of John johnson. a Swedc. who vs.
found dead in front Of Hahns saloon
in Centreville, on Thursday eveDir
last. The testimony shows tl
Johnson attempted to paci.r
couple Of Germans who were fg4..
ing and that both turned upon him
An hour or two later he was found
dead. One physician testified tha,
johnson had broken his neck In a
fall. Other physicians were called
and they found that johnson had
been stabbed under the left cheek
by a long instrument which had
severed the jugular vein and from
which he blcd to death internally
There is no doubt that Johnson wl.
murdered.
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Judge Lynch.

CINCINNATI, July 22.-At Sandy
Hook, Ky, a mob of armed men
rode into the town during the night
and took Clay Malray, an outlaw.
arrested some days ago, from Jail
and Garsiad him to tree where a
mob had previously hanged two
men. They We're preparing to
swing him off when his yells and
piteous screams brought the people
out and he was saved.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
All the Pacific States for Garfield.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Supervis-
ing Inspector General numqht, who
has just returned from an extended
tour of inspection Of the Steamboat
Inspection Service on the Pacific
coast, says that the Democratic
claims ofstrength in that section are
without foundation that in Oregon
Hancock was not knoVn, and Gar
fields name was heard everywhere
tha. h1 was in California when the
nomination was niade, ana !, was
received with enthusiasm, which has
increased since, and that in Nevada
the same feeling exists. General Du-
mont says that Garfield will carry
all the Pacific States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
\ Leadyille Desperate.

DENVER, Col, July 1S.-A Neacs
Leadville special says: On Saturday
afternoon a miner named Baker en-
tered Manville's hardware store TO
collect some mining assessments,
when he demanded of the clerk a
revolver out Of the show case, and
on being refused pulled a revolver
out of his pocket and threatened to
shoot everybody in the store Police
man John Corbell attempted to ar
rest him, when Baker told him to
stand back. Corbell then rushed at
Baker and the latter fired, wound
ing him mortally. Baker then rush
ed up the street, several policemen
following. Policeman Stewert caught
up and closed with Baker, who fired,
fatally wounding Stewat and slightly
wounding another policeman. Baker
was then overpowered and lodged
in jail. The other policemen are
now at the head of a large crowd, and
it is probable Baker will be lynched
before morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THEDemOcratic campaign cry is
for ''home rule, free ballot, and a
subordination of the military to the
civil power" which being interpret
ed by the logic of late events, means
the right to "shoot niggers, stuff
ballot-boxes, and elect a Major Gen
eral of the regular army to ''subordi-
nate the civil power"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

COMMISSIONER DAVENPORT testified
before the Wallace Committee last
week, that 10000 bogus naturaliza-
ton papers were issued and voted
for the Democratic ticket In New
York in 1868, and that this fraudu-
lent vote has repeatedly carried the
State for the Democracy. This
beats Senator WalIace's coffee pot
all hollow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

We are not bringing any railing
accusations against General Hancock
because of his connection with the
hanging of Mrs, Surratt, but we do
insist that the Democratic press,
which has for years called everyone
connected with her trial and execu-
1ion the murderers of an innocent
woman, has something to take back.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Escape from Lynching.

MIDDLETowN, July 22.-0n last
Monday morning as Mrs Sarah \.
Crelin twhite), wife of q tenant on
the iam, gf William I. Ganayet,
was walking along 4 path near the
New Jersey Southern Railroad track,
she was set up by. George Carney, a
burly negro, who dragged her into
the woods and outraged her, after
she had tainted. The miscreant
was captured last night and locked
up, and narrowly escaped being
lynohed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
an Earthquake.

MANCHESTER, y. H., July 2O-An
earthquake OF considerable violence
visited this city shortly before !
O'Clock ?. NJ. Dishes and pictures
were shaken down in many places.
Ii has been the general topic of con-
yersation this evening
A sharp shock Of earthquake was
felt at Milford and also at CaAJ.y.
cock, where the lHot,4n vas laIla.
with a southeastern tendency. ana
accompanied by a rumbling sound
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

At the bottom is shield on which
to engrave the name of the member
for whom the medal is designed.
Mr.. Filley also showed a badge
got up by the New York delegation
and sent TO each one of the BOG. 1t
is a Mazarin blue satin ribbon,
very heavy, and printed so as be
worn double. One end is the same
as the badge worn at the Conven-
ton, and bears the words in gold
letters: "New York" Chicago,
1880" The other end bears the
words New York" "Old Guard" "
BOG. ."-LdRcdstc- Examiner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
"3O6."
TIE oLD-GUARD MEDAL.

Mr.. Chauncey J. Filley, of St
Louis, is getting up medal for each
of the 306 delegates To the Chicago
Convention who voted for General
Grant on the last ballot. Three ot
these medals will come to this coun-
ty, to J. Hay Brown, Andrew J.
Kaufman, and William Il. Seltzer,
Esqrs. The following is a descrip-
ton of the medal:
For the purpose of getting good
likeness, Mr.. Filley wrote to Gener-
al Grant to send him all the best
photographs of himself he had. The
General sent him several, all OF
which were excellent, some taken in
Rome and other parts of Europe
and some in this country. The one
adopted was profile view taken in
California, and is considered to give
a better idea of General Grants ha-
bitual expression than any other
ever taken.
On the reverse of the medal, in
raised letters, are the words:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
The Democrats Give mp Pennsylvania.

WAsHINGToN. July 20.-Prominent
Democrats who have been here
within the past day or two do not
talk half so confidently of carrying
Pennsylvania next fall az do their
party organs In fact, they admit
that they hayeno real hope of Penn
sylvania's being in the Democratic
column, but say they want to make
as good show as possible for Han
cock in his native state. They will
not, however, throw away any money
IN the Pennsylvania campaign.
Senator gqnes, Of Florida, in letter
received here. Fefnrs, in speaking of
politics, to the claim in regard to
Pennsylvaniamade by the Democrats
and says that he puts no faith in it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Suicide.

GroRGErowN. DEL, July NJ
Jonathan Carey, a wealthy lalil.,' arm,
of Frankford. sixty yearof age eoli.
mitted suioiGe by jumping ii 4, ti' ~
while temporarily ihs;me 4llS :.
san;tv Vas hereditary. He announG,,r =
eJ his intention to destroy himself Ell
and went deliberately to the wen
and jumped in.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

east end. At first it was blocked by
n ioist, which we pulled out, and
then the door slammed TO. The
lock has doors ut both ends, and
glass deadcyes Is admit the light.
Through the deadeyes we could see
the men inside the tunnel. The wa
ter was rushing in. Peter Wood
land, the chief assistant. stood at the
door outside the waste-lock, which
was stationary. 1t would not move
with US without knocking out the
deadeyes. This would be fatal to the
men outside, rs the water would
rush in and drown the men in an
instant. Woodland knew this, but
he stood at the door. His face was
ghastlv white. and he realized the
terrible danger. He said 70 me
tom, quick burst the deadeyes
and do what You can for US.
knew it was death to us all if | did
not. so | obeyed the order. As
the glass broke the air rushed in
and the waste-lock shot out into the
main shaft, leaving the men tc
drown. as the space occupied by the
shaft filled with water in an instant
We were wholly stripped of oul
clothes when we crawled out.
heard the rush of water at our back
1t filed in fast, but the distractions
kept it back long enough for US to
escape from the main shaft 1t was
all we could do to save ourselves
Woodland was standing up to hi,
waste in the water when | last saw
him. 1t was sure death, and ! had
to knock out the deadeyes, as | told
YOU. He knew as well rs | that il
was all over with them. | shall
never forget the look on his face ol
the sound of his voice as he tod Il:
! to save ourselves, though the very
( act was to insure his death.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
\ Boy Drowned.

MIDDLETowN, July 10 At Ellen
vile, Ulster county. Yesterday affer
n9on, Frederick Barnard, aged nint
wears, was drowned in the canal
The boy rode a big Newfoundland
dog into the water and fell off. The
dog diyed twice into the water for the
boy, but as the latter had no cloth
ing, failed to rescue him. The deg
gave warning and the body was re-
covered, y few days before the dog
had rescued a boy by seizing his
hand with his mouth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

GENERAL ARTHUR's admirable let
ter of acceptance viii be found in
another portion of our paper, and
will repay perusal. 1t is particular
" strong in its arraignment of the
Democratic party for its crimes
against the ballot, its employment of
force and fraud and its resistance in
Congress to every effort to enfran-
chise the political majorites now en-
shaved at the South.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE President has appointed Gen
eral Harry s. Huidekoper, OF
Meadeville, Postmaster at Phila-
delphia, in place of Governor Hart
ranf, resigned. General Huideko-
per commanded the Bucktails al
Gettysburg. where he lost his right
arm
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

TIE Republicans everywhere
should arouse themselves and get
down earnestly down to business.
There is to be no child's play in the
canvass before US, A solid South is
to be met by solid North, if sue
cess is to be assured. \ majority in
Congress can he secured by earnest
work. and this district can bc re-
deemed by an active, intelligent can
vass. Let all earnest Republicans
at once strip for the fight
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE Democrats viii have greater
cause than ever for their abuse OF
Inspector Davenport, and his thor
ough exposure of the naturalization
frauds proves 10 the country why
they We're so anxious for the repeal
of the Federal election laws.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE Republicans Of Town expect
to give $1,000 majority in November
and to carry both the congressional
districts now represented by Green
hackers
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE Lancaster hq',ircr tersely and
truthfully saws: The Pittsburgh
Dispatch shows more anxiety to de-
nounce Cameron and his friends
than TO make votes for the Republi-
can candidates.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE Pennsylvania Railroad has
already earned, during the first six
months of this year, more than in
any six months ~ its history, and
more than it ever divided out to it,
stockholders in any year The gain
over the first halfof last year is Eaorc
shan enough to meet the semi-annual
dividend paid in May. The great
corporation was never more pros
porous, and its stock has largely adj
waneed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

GENERAL GRANTS endorsement OF
Garfield as a candidate is generous
and hearty, and fully disposes OF
the Democratic canard that he IA
yored the election of Hancock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Gene.aI Grant Speak.

DENVER, Col. July 10-Genenl
Grant, in an interview. said: Il can
say without hesitation that / viii
give General Garicldmy hearty sup
port. THERE'S uo reason why aHv
Republican should not vote ior Car
field. | know him to be a man of
talent, thoroughly accomplishment
an upright man. have nothing
against General Hancock, bu. Car
field Is the man for the office. He
denied the report that he had COM
planned of Conkling and Logan hay
ing deceived him. He had received
no letter from either of them. either
before or after the Convention, since
his return 10 America. He said that
OF all men Conkling and Logan were
the last for him to find fault with,
and hc felt more proud Of the 30G
who stood by him than il hc had
received the nomination bv unfair
means.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THAT rush to Hancock by thous-
ands of Union soldiers in Pennsyl-
vania has not panned out very
largely yet. The truth is that those
soldiers who have heretofore voted
the Democratic ticket viii vote foI
Hancock just as they voted for Til
den, and as they did not carry the
State for Tilden there is not much
prospect of their being able to carry
il for Hancock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

II is but a brief time since the
Democratic stock in trade consisted
of denuneiations Of "Lineoln's hire
linrs. the failure of the war, Of
''bloated bondhoi,lers," and "a cor
rupt National bank system but
now with Major General and a Ma
tional banker as their candidates,
they sing very small on these topics.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Moilic 1iaSuires Again.

PorrsvrLLE, Pa, July 22-James
Wood, aged sixty, engineer of al sta
ton engine for the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company was murGer-
Idered last night at Bull Run, be-
tween TamaqUa and Summit Hill,
by masked men. Revenge seems to
have been the motive, as the money
Wood had with him was not taken.
The old haunt ofthe Moliie lIagUires
have been turbulent for several
DAYS past, and the murder was be-
lieved TO be their work.
LATER.
Wm. Orr was arrested ior The
murder Of James Wood, last night
near Tamaqua. Orr denies all
knowledge of the crime, but the evi-
dence AGAINST him Is very strong.
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FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR
WILLIAM BAKER, Milford Twp.
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FOR COUNTY CORONER:
". II. MEYERS, Meyersdale Bor
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FOR POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR:
ALEX. KORNS, Jenner Twp.
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FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY:
GEORGE r. SCULL, Somerset Bor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-09
CRIME AND CRIMINAL RECORD.

Jonn Callahan was hung at Wooster
o, Dec. 3, for the murder of Benjamin Tarnil
Oct 20, 1879.
John Fisher, well-known furniture
dealer in the Bowery. New York city, was
found dead in his cellar under his store OH the
morning OF Dec. 3.
August d. Leighton, colored, on trial
the past few days in New York city for the
murder of Mary Dean, was found guilty Dec
8, after an all nights session Of the jury.
Herbert Hutchinson, the half. breed
son of Samuel A. Hutchinson, is now on trial
dec. y at saltwater, fer the murder of his
father last August in Pine county, the venue
having been changed to Saltwater.
An old man, name unknown, jumped
from the Thirty-sevcnth street pier, Chicago,
into the lake at O'Clock Friday morning,
Dec. 5, and drowned before help could reach
him. The act was deliberate and premedi-
tated
At LIE Mars, Ia. the 3Oth, John
McAu)ifE, a Canadian aged 30 years, was shot
while attempting to break into the house Of
Joseph Long, agent of the st. Paul u Sioux
City railroad. The ball entered the left side
near the fifth rib, intlicting probably fatal
| wound.
In the trial at Saltwater, of the half.
bread Hutchinson, for the murder Of his faith.
er in Pine county, MINI, the jury failed to
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-09
The LARGEST Island.

It has hitherto been the custom of
geographers to give the palm to Borneo
as the largest island in the world, but
this is decidedly an error. A careful
estimate, founded on the most recent
maps, shows that New Guinea is consid-
erably the larger, and must for the
future be accorded the first place. In
shape, this island differs greatly from
Borneo, being irregular, and much ex-
tended in a north-northwest and south
southeast direction, SO that its greatest
length is little short of 1900 miles, a
distance as great as the whole width of
Australia from Adelaide to Port Darwin,
or Of Europe from London to Constanti-
nople. It's greatest width is 40 miles;
and, emitting the great peninsu]as which
form its two extremities, the central
mass is about 700 miles long, with an
average width of 800 miles-a country
about the size of the Australian empire.
and, with the exception Of the course OF
one large river, an absolute blank upon
our maps. -,