The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-01

Price affidavit. This fact brought
little Johnny" Davenport from
New York and Colonel Hen. John
SON from Cumberland 10 tllis place
to try to find ont his accomplices
and of course there was considera-
bic anxiety felt over the matter by
the people generally and a good
deal more so by number OF big
mouthed, rebel-copperhead, green
back-labor reform shysters who, no
doubt. in my mind sent O'Brien to
Cumberland to report TO that Dem
ocratic angel Price who certified
beforehand TO the affidavit made by
O'Brien alias Lindsay as to the ex
istence of the myth ii. l.. Morey.
What was intended by the vile con-
spiracy To he Gen. Garfield's death
warrant will in all probability be
the political death warrant of such
men as Price q al.
/ My friends did you ever hear of
such lot of cooked stuff as the law
yers got out of Democratic Chair
man Prices witness O'Brien, alias
Lindsey. He lived in Cumberland
for years and did not known the
name OF but one street, Baltimore;
slept at houses on National turnpike
between Frostburg and Cumberland
for twelve years and did not know
the name of one family; stopped
where people had out rooms TOR
rent )" was employed by secret or
ganization as detective, got his in
structions and pay in niche in
Ecknart mines but did not know it
mad been flooded for years | was
expecting every minute that he
would jump the Allegheny and get
into old Somerset with his story.
Hen. Johnson and Little Johnny"
Davenport just let him go ahead
deeper and deeper until he got fast
then they put the screws to him and
esquealed on the whole gang, Now
they are looking for the big fish, who
were at the bottom of it, and it is to
be hoped they will not let up until
the conspirators are all III the peni-
tentiary.
For the past ten DAYS two white
women have been showing the queer
in Centre market amongst the iarm-
ers. Friday morning they were
both nabbed by secret service de-
tectives and small amount of
counterfeit silver pieces were found
/ upon their persons. Tney turned
out to be low characters from Hook,
ers Division" and they were COM
mitted to jail.
Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin,
formerly commander of the u. ),
Marine corps, died Thursday at the
Navy Yard, in the 18th year of his
age. His remains were sent to Penn
sylvania. The military escort to the
depot was quite imposing. 1t con-
sisted of the Marine Corps, Marine
Band and Washington Light Inian-
try, with a large number of Army
and Navy officers.
On Friday the murderers of Geo.
. Philip Hirth were executed at the
District Jail i'll the presence of some
. two hundred persons. Bedford and
Queenan, both asserted their inno-
cence to the last, The third man OF
the colored trio bad his sentence
commused TO imprisonment for life
by the President. The people here
were generally disappointed in not
getting n confession from them on
the gallows. A gentleman who has
made a special study of phycholog-
ical phenomena offers the opinion
that Bedford and Queenan solemnly
believed that they were speaking
the truth when they declared their
innocence. They had asserted their
innocence so long, under so many
exciting circumstances that it had
become fixed impression in their
minds, and they died actually be-
lieving that they were suffering
punishment fer crime which they
never committed
Advices of the National Board of
Health show that there have been
fifteen cases of yellow fever at Key
West. Florida, three resulting fatal
ly since the Sth inst"
| The friends of Benjamin Harris
Brewster. OF Philadelphia, will press
his name for appointment as u jas-
tice Of the u. S. Supreme court in
case of the retirement of Mr. Justice
Strong.
All of the hotels now anticipate
! big business this winter. Orders
nave been booked for rooms extend
ling rs late even as the first of March
: next.
| The report that Gen. Sherman
voted for Hancock is not correct.
lie did not vote at all, owing to
scruples about his legal right to do
go There was however no conceal
mellt of the fact that his sympathies
and wishes were all in favor of Han
cock-the result probably, more OF
army esprit du corps than of deep
political conviction.
4 Gen. Mcdowell, in command of
! the Military division of the Pacific
went from San Francisco to his
home in New York city and voted
for Garfield and Arthur.
For the past few days the weather
here has been kind OF winterish, the
mercury getting downto 13'. Win
Ter clothes and furs are in order, and
seal. skin saeques predominate as
outside garments for the ladies, al
though a goodlv number of fur-lined
circulars are worn by them.
Lately, when soft, warm hreezes blew,
The nashor, blithe and gay,
Bloomed radiant in flannel sai.,
His ulster packed away.
But now east winds blow cold and chill,
His spirits get reduced;
He hastes 10 shoot the flannel suit,
For uloters rule the roost"
never 90 by the capitol in cold
weather but that | think of what
waggish fellow once said with more
wit than reverence about the naked
statue of Washington in the East
Park, that he was pointing with
hand raised towards the Patent
Once where his clothes waa kent