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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
AHunIer's Tragic Deaih.

Jerry Green, the famous hunt
Pike county, Pa, on the 22d Oil
went bear hunting, and not ~
ing. a search was made ts
several davs ago, when his Tsu
were found on a knoll in the ca
OF a swamp, with four large b
dead and frozen, living near by
part of the large gray beard be-.
worn still clung TO his head,
which the bears or wildcats
gnawed the ears, nose, and m6
the flesh. A survey Of the g--
showed that Jerry had met
bears, and that in fighting th1
had received wounds which ca
his death. One of the byars
bitten away a part of Jerrys
and the ghastly fragments we1.
between his teeth. 4 wound q
neck showed that his grasp q
hunters foot was followed by ai
blow from the hunters knife. IS-
knife lay on the ground; and.
lis blade one of the furious ,f
had set his teeth and bitten ns
through the steel. ShTetis Of q
buttons, and Jerry sgun andpo7
flask lay near by.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
Hancock Loses Eleven

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 1.-The elec.
toral vote of Georgia is probably
lost to Hancock and English, fol
the following reason The revised
Statutes of the United States pro.
vide in Section 135 that the Electoral
Colleges of the several States shall
meet on the first Wednesday in
December and cast the vote, The
Georgia code, Section !, ,312 provides
that the Governor shall notify the
Electors to meet at the Capitol on
the first Monday in December, to be
ready on the Wednesday following
to cast the vote, This the Governor
has done, but the electors have not
met to-day or voted, and tits thought
by leading officials and lawyers here
that they have no right to meet and
vote next Wednesday,.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
Large EnBd Tor General sra

PHILADELPHIA. Dee. 81.
inst transpired thata uum.s
warm personal friends of GA
Grant in this city have subsgr
fund of 100000. which will
rutly be presented 20 the ez.f
dent as a substantial tcstimr
their regard and esteem fer
The movement was originate
George ". Childs. 4. j. DYexd
Colonel Thomas \. Scott. and
tributi0ns in sums not less
5000 were made by memb5
both political parties. The te,-
nial has nothing whatever
with the proposed fund in
York for the benefit of the d
living ex-PreSident in the oris
his retirement. The Philaia
subscription Is intended sole.I
Gen. Grant, and will shOr.lr
presented to him. The pr0Ie-
of the scheme are now waiting y
if they cannot induce the suhs
ers Of New York to combine
them and present the whole ami
which, it is said, will reach upW
of $4,000 To Gen. Grant.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
Contest for Seat in the House.

SCRANTON, Dec, John 3. Gil
lespie, one of the candidates for the
Assembly in the Sixth Representa-
tive district, yesterday filed petit
ton in the Prothonotary's office
contesting the election of Samuel
Amerman, the Democratic candidate,
who was elected by a majority of
seven. Gillespie alleges that large
number of persons voted for Amer
man who were not entitled to vote
on account of the fact that their
names are not on the registry list.
Judge Handley granted a rule on
Mr. Amerman, requesting him to at
tend the hearing, which is fixed for
the Dist inst.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08

This is a falling off in the whole
vote, but the bulk of it is in the
Republican vote. The vote prohih-
tied by force and intimidation, and
the vote polled and not counted and
thrown opt, viii aggregate much
greater than is generally supposed.
At the north there is very large
number Of the foreign-born popu-
lation who are not neutralized, and,
not being citizens, are not voters.
AT the south there are comparative
ly few foreigners or unnaturaliyed
residents, and the whole adult male
population are therefore voters.
Taking the total vote of the two sec
tons, AZ permitted to be counted,
and there are y ,SS9 votes for each
Electoral vote at the north, and
only 1898 votes for an Electoral
vote at the south. In other words,
there were cast one-third more votes
for each Electoral vote at the north
than at the south, where the voting
population is proportiopately the
greater by reason OF non aliens.
Notwithstanding that there are
more voters at the south, in proper
ton TO the population, than at the
north, wehaye the following remark
able exhibit: The south has 106
Representatives in Congress, and the
vote polled in the southern states
for President averages 25,945 for
each Congressional district while
at the north, which has Isl Repre-
sentatives, the average vote polled
for President in each district is
36,60O. With larger propartion-
ate voting population, the exclusion
of voters from the polls in the south
ern states, as compared with the
voting in the northern states, is
equal to an average of 10,660 votes
in each Congressional district. These
voters We're denied the opportunity
of voting-bv force, by fear, by the
requirement of prepayment of poll
taxes, and by the Democratic refusal
to count Republican votes actually
polled. The magnitude Of the votes
excluded shows the operation of
solid soath,n and how far successful
the stupendous fraud was in defeat
ing the popular will of the nation.
Ii the citizens in those hulldozed
states had all been allowed to vote
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
The New Camp bellite Church.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 30.-The Exec
utive Committee of the Mission
Board of the Disciples or Christian
Church, of which Gen. Garfield il a
member, are to meet here Tomorrow
to take steps toward building a
church in Washington. An inter
view with their Secretary and Treas
urer to-day shows that subscriptions
are pouring in rapidly from all
parts of the country, and that they
feel confident from present develop
ments that they will get enough to
build a $4,000 or $4,000 church
on their lot In Washington, now oc-
cupied by the little 50 600 frame
church which Gen. Garfield attend
ed last Sunday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08

WHILE the Northern Democratic
press has not 4 word to say regard
ing the frauds perpetrated in the
South at the late elections, ii is re-
freshing to find 4 number Of the
ablest Southern journals speaking
out boldly in condemnation of them.
In the case of Congressman Lynch,
of Mississippi, there is no attempt
on the part Of these journals to con-
ceal their disgust at the shameless
attempt to seat Chalmers, of Fort
Pillow notoriety, by causelessly
throwing out thousands Of Repub-
lican votes cast for Mr.. Lynch.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
Surrender of n Murderer.

WOOSTER, o., Dec. 2.-Woostel
was thrown into a furore of excite.
ment by a man named Sullivan Civ
ing himself up to the authorities
and confessing that he murdered a
man named Sibs about ten years
ago. The facts, IS near as can be
learned, are as follows: About ten
years ago Joseph Sibs, who ran a
cheese factory two miles east OF
town, along the railroad, was found
on the railroad in a mutilated con-
dition and insensible. He fingered
for several days, and the only thing
he said was They killed me. !"
Nothing could be developed as to
whether he was struck by the cars
or with weapon, and nothing was
done about the matter till Sullivan
gave himself up. The selfcharged
murderer used to be in good circum-
stances, but was ruined by drink.
and at one time had an attack of
delirium tremens. His conscience
troubled him sadly, and he is in
semi-frantic state,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
Negro Hanged.

NASHVILLE, Dec. Dan Smith
aolored, who attempted to ravish q
young white girl in Giles county
some time ago, was sentenced to
twenty-one years in the penitentiory
at Pulaski to-day for assault with
intent to commit murder. As soon
as this verdict was found the mob
rushed into the court room, over
powered the sheriff and posse, seiz-
ed Smith and dragged him to the
street, where hundreds of people
joined the mob. They took him to
the bridge and hung him until dead.
The mob came from the vicinity
where the crime was committed by
Smith.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
CASTING THE VOTE.
PHILADELPHIA. Dee. ,,

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. ?, 1850
Dispatches from all the States in
the Union show that, with the excep-
ton of New York, where Cornelius
K. Agnew was chosen to fill va
cancy caused by the absence OF Mr..
Aiken of the Thirteenth District
Virginia, where Major B..ker +. Lee
took the place OF Thomas Croxton
from the First District Louisiana,
where two vacancies were fl fl-o,
and Georgia, where there was no
meeting, there was a full attendance
of Electors at the various Colleges
yesterday. The total vote cast was
214 for James 4. Garfield for Presi-
dent and Chester 4. Arthur tor
Vice President, as against IA, leav-
ing Georgia out, for Winfield 5.
Hancock and William H. English.
In detail the result was as follows ;
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
A Home for Aged Colored Men

CINCINNATI, Dec. q John T.
Crawford who died fortnight ago,
leaving an estate valued at about
s93, 900 to 100000 was reported to
have made provisions for building a
home for aged colored men. His
will has been opened and he is
found TO have left his entire fortune
for that purpose, directing that the
home shall be built on 4 tract of l ,S12
acres at Cottage Hill. The will can
not be proved owing to the death OF
one Of the witnesses. Wm. Van
Week, ST., and the absence of the
other, John X. French, who several
months ago enlisted in the regular
army, and is supposed to be some
where in the West.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
Colorado I.rnd Slide.

DENVER, Col, Nov. 26.-The Lead
vile Chronicle SAYS: Sixty laborers
were buried in a snow slide yesterday
near Chalk Greek, on the Kokomo
extension of the Denver and Rio
Grande Road. About IL a. m. they
noticed the pine trees trembling, and
iii an instant a slide came with q
loud roar, tearing up the track for a
distance of quarter of a mile and
burying sixty men. John Dine was
killed, nineteen men were badly in.
jured and eleven others slightly.
The slide carried the track over the
heads of the men, and most of the
wounds were probably caused by
the iron striking them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08

SUPPOSE some of the leading
Democratic journals now SO much
occupied with fixing up a Cabinet
for Garfield and reforming the civil
service, should turn the blaze OF
their tremendous intellects upon
the subject Of Congressional repre-
sentation, and attempt to enlighten
the public on a point that will prob
ably be soon mooted: How the
South is 10 maintain a representa-
ton based upon a vote, one-half of
which is Systematically and Illegally
suppressed. The census tables will
soon appear, and the ratio for a
new apportionmcnt be fixed, and
some few fools may insist that it is
not quite fair to the people of the
North that the power of their votes
shall be overcome by the suppress
sion of one-half the votes of the
South, and attaining results by
stufEng the ballot-boxes or falsify-
ing the count. We are inclined to
think that as il is the duty Of Con-
gross to provide for fair and free cleo
tons throughout the land, that some
effort may be made to put an end to
the wholesale robbery of the right
of franchise from Southern Repub-
licans, and we would therefore like
to have some of our Democratic
friends say a few words on the sub
ject of full and fair vote, and an
honest count.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08

THE folly of the States right.
doctrine has just received a new and
curious illustration in Georgia, which
may lose that State its vote for
President. The law of the United
States fixes the first Wednesday OF
December as the time for ths
meeting of the electors to cast
the vote oftheir respective States,
while it appears that the Georgia
code provides that the Governor
shall summon the electors to meet
on the first Monday of December to
prepare for the casting of the vote
on the Wednesday following. Now
it happens that this year the first
Wednesday was the first day Of De-
cember, and as the first Monday on
which according to the Georgia law
the electors were 10 meet to prepare,
&c. did not come until the 9th day
Of the month, the States rights DEM
ocratic electors obeyed the State in
preference 10 the National law, and
did not meet, and the vote was not
cast on the first Wednesday when
all the other States voted according
TO law. Clearly the United States
statute is supreme, and if the vote
is cast to-day Wednesday, il is too
late. Ii really don't make any DIFF
ference how the vote is cast, as il
cannot alter the result, but if New
York had voted for Hancock the
vote Of Georgia would have elected
him, and what a lively time there
would have been if it had been re-
ected according to law.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
The Reapportionment.

1t appears that the Democrats,
having a majority In the Forty-sixth
Congress, are rather anxious to make
the apportionment of Representa-
tives under tho new census. Before
anything shall be done in that di-
rection it becomes the duty of Re
publicans to consider q few facts
bearing on the case. The amend
ments 10 the Constitution very clear
ly define the duty of Congress in
providing for Congressional repre-
sentation. Section 2, of the Four
teenth amendment provides that
Representatives shall be appointed
among the several States according
to population, counting the whole
number of persons in each State,
exclusive of Indians not taxed
But whenever the right to vote for
electors, Representatives in Congress,
executive and Judicial officers, or
members of the Legislature is denied
to any of the male inhabitasts, be-
ing of age. and citizens of the United
States, ''or in any way abridged, ex-
cept for participation in rebellion
or other crime, the basis of repre-
sentation shall be reduced in the
proportion that the number so de-
prived of suffrage shall bear to the
whole number of male citizens
twenty-one years Of age in such
State.
Now it has been amply proved
that in several of the south Atlantic
and Gulf States, and in Arkansas,
the right to vote has been denied
to a very large voting population
therein. Thousands have been driven
away from the polling places with
violence, and other thousands have
been deferred from going to the
polls TO cast their votes by threats
and proscriptive edicts. In addition
to these, in several States the votes
of thousands have been thrown out
on flimsy pretexts and on no pre-
texts whatever. There is no con-
cealment of the intention of the
dominant party in several States to
abridge the right of suffrage by false
counting and refusal to count the
vote of the freedmen. Every one of
these plans for keeping the South
solid for the old slave oligarchy is a
palpable violation of the Constitu-
ton, and properly brings the States
in which they prevail under the
penal clause which we have quoted
in substance.
The question Of reapportionment
cannot Justly be considered without
particular reference to these viola I
tions Of the organic law. The gov
eminent seems unable to put stop
to this practical defeat Of the uni
versatility Of suffrage in any other
way than by enforcing the provis-
ion Of the XIV amendment which
makes Congressional representation
depend upon obedience to the or
ganie law. Were this provision to
be enforced in making the new ap-
portippment, it would take several
from the States
lamed, and by Weakening their
1ower IN the House, would possibly
induce them to do right by their
'olored citizens. No Democratic .
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
roE nANcock AND ENGLISH
No. Cast.
Glass Clothing.

The New York Tribune, Thursday
says: The ingenuity that led to the
manufacture of articles of clothing
from paper has been eclipsed. An
uptown dry goods house has on ex-
hibition table-cloth several feet
square of yaregated oolors, with or
namental border and tringed edges
The fabric is flexible, and only a
little heavier than those woven OF
flax, while it is claimed that it can
be washed and ironed like the ordi-
nary table-cloth. Glass has been
spun and woven in austria for some
years, but it ID a new undertaking
in this country. Appointment glass
manufacturing firm of Pittsburgh,
Pa, recently engaged in the manu-
facture of this brittle substance into
fabrics, which they claim are as per-
feet, delicate and durable as silk.
A representative of this firm said
yesterday that they can spin $50
fine threads, each ten miles in length,
in one minute. The weaving is done
with an ordinary loom, but the pro-
cess is more difficult and much
more interesting than the spinning
of cotton or other threads. '
1--WE can duplicate in glass any
costume" said this gentleman, "and
can make it just as brilliant in color.
elaborate in finish, perfect in fit,
and equal in its smallest details,
even to the buttons on the original.
The fabric is very strong, cannot be
ripped or torn, and can be sold at a
less price than linen, cotton, or silk,
or other fabric initiated. 1t is also
very warm, shawl, or other garment
in ordinary clothing"
Among the articles already man
ufactured of glass are beautiful
feathers, which resemble those of
the ostrich, towels, napkins, and
table cloths.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08

OF the members of the Democrat
ic party who have steadily adhered
to lis fortunes, or rather to its mis-
fortunes, none of them who are
under forty-fve years of age have
ever voted for a candidate who be-
came President of the United States.
Nor have they voted for a successful
candidate for Governor Of Pennsyl-
yania since 1857. 1His is a long
time to be out in the cold, but as
they appear to enjoy it, they may be
congratulated on having excellent
prospects ahead Of continued relief
from the cares and perplerities Of
office.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
\ Hot Collar

PirTsBURGH, Dec. "a thrilling
accident occurred at the American
iron works, on South Side, yesterday
afternoon. While Robert Moore
was at work at his rolls his catcher
failed TO seize with his tongs bal
of whitc-hot iron which he had
placed between the rolls. The iron
twisted itself twice around the roll,
forming collar. The catcher struck
the iron, when there blew off piece
in the shape of a ring with stem
twenty inches long running off at
right angles to the circle. The band
flew back and fell around Moore's
head, resting on the shoulders. Quick
as thought he grabbed the long
stem with his tongs and the white
hot ring with his hand. and with
steady nerve and gentle movement
he lifted the fiery thing from his
shoulders. His face was badly
burned by the heat emitted from
the iron and the flesh of his hand
was cut into the bone. Afterwards
he put the ring on his head. 1t was
but two inches larger in diameter
than his head,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
Wife Murder.

FARMLAND, Ind, Nov. 30.-Last
night Wm. Barres, who had been
drinking and quarTeling all day with
every one he met, especially with
his family, took up a double barrel
led shot gun, and while his wife
was sitting with her babe in her
arms shot her through the head,
killing her instantly. He was ar
rested and taken to Winchester.
lie SAYS the shot was accidental
lie came near shooting her once
beiore, when he was drunk, with the
saiHc weapon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
\ Chinese Giant.

NEw YORK. Dee. I'll. r
giant Chang arrived in tli...-
terday from Liverpool. II.
To be the tallest man I'm H. 7
He Is eight feet SIX inches n 3.
and is well proportional +
the small almond eve, AMI q.
nent check bones Of hi,-s..
forehead Is broad and mass
he wears his pig tai" neatIr-
up on the top OF his head b
small hands and feet foraB,.-.
size He Is remarkably rrs-
his movements andpoli,easi
ful in bis manner. He SPEAK.
lish, French, German and
Spanish in addition to his on.
guage. In reply to the rer
questions. he said
Ny parents and the re,,
family are not above the o-a
size. Ny countrymcn seldom
large. aChin1man who mc-yr,
feet being considered g v.-
man. l am 81 wears Old and
done a great deal of trayelia.
my own country I am cons.I.-
great wonder. / went throg-t
usual course Of Chinese eig.
and was q pretty big bow wa,
school / have been in P..r,t &
last Is months. like the r.
metropolis and the French r-
they thought me % verv big
l have been married tr.e.
present wife / have left betr
in China; she j. a vpuano.
arv SIZE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08

VIZ. P. S9ULL, Resident Clerk o.
the House of Representatives, thus
classifes the next Legislature: Sen
ate-Republicans, 81; Democrats
l6; National Greenbacker, / Flu
sion, 1. House Of Representative
Republicans, 122; Democrats, a.
National Greenbacker, /; Fusion, ],
On Joint Ballot-Republicans, 49,
Democrats, %; National Green
hackers, 2; Observation-Disclosures, /
Fusion, i. Republican majority on
Joint ballot, 81.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08

WELL, the electoral colleges Of the
several States have cast their votes.
There wasn't protest in any OF
them. Garfield and Arthur are
duly elected President and Vice
President, and the feeble, knaSish
cry of fraud raised Immediately
after the November elections is final
ly disposed Of. All that remains to
be done now is for the electoral vote
to be opened in the presence OF
Congress and the result to be declar-
cd. James 4. Garfield, the eigh'
teenth President of the United
States, viii be inaugurated on the
4th day Of March next.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-08
The Democracy Declared Dead by an
Old Friend.
From the Chicago Times CInd Dem }

From the Chicago Tines Qnd DEM
What is the future of the Demo
cratic party? 1t has no future 1t
is as dead as a last years birds
nest. What is more, it has been
dead for the last sixteen years. 1t
died in 1864, when it incorporated
in its platform plank that the war
for the Union was a failure, and it
has been mistaking, ever since, a
kind of galVanism for vitality. Since
that period we have been carrying
around a corpse, dressed in all the
robes of royalty and power, tits true,
but nevertheless a corpse. We all
loved the old party so much for the
grandeur of its past history that we
have been unwilling to concede that
it was dead, But there are too
many evidences Of il now to dis
guise the fact any longer. When
greenbackism and quasirepudiation
of the public debt appeared on its
surface, they were signs that decom-
position had set, and the result of
the last election has proven that it
is dead beyond the power of resur-
rection. What should it do as an
organization? II should disband.
Its only use now seems to be TO act
as hoop to the Republican barrel.
When it organizes for a campaign,
it drives all the independent and
doubtful Republicans back into the
Republican ranks. 1t has no we'll
defined principles, az an organiza-
tion. A citizen may call himself q
Democrat but who would dare to
assert that hard money is a cardi-
nal principle of the Democratic
party, in the light of its present
record? Who would dare TO assert
that it is opposed to monopolies, and
in favor ola tariff which shall be
stripped OF all monstrosities and fa-
voritism, when 50 recently the Pres
idential candidate on the ticket has
proclaimed that the tariff is only a
local question? The only issue
which the so-called Democratic par
ty ventured, and upon which it
fought in the last campaign, was as
to whether the Chinese letter is a
forgery or not. Could anything
better demonstrate the poverty Of
the resources of the party?