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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
i Child in Scrpcnt's Embrace,

PIrTsToN, Pa, July 22-When
Mr.. Sarpain, of Yatesyille, on the
outskirts of this town. entered the
room in which his child. one year
old, had been left few minutes
previous to Tuesday afternoon, he
was Mortified to find a big black snake
coiled around the little ones body.
The glittering eyes of the serpent
were glaring upon those of the child,
who appeared transfixed by the ter
rible glance, and the head of the
monster swayed to and fro as if
charming the little one, who appear
sd unable TO move or make an out
cry. The territied father, on behold
ing this frightfqi spectacle, gave an
involuntary cry of pain, which
brought other members ofthe family
TO the room. 1t had also the effect
of frightening the reptile, which
speedily uncoiled, and, in the con-
fusion and fright OF the moment,
succeeded in escaping. AS soon as
the terror subsidized to some extent,
the snake was followed, but it had
secreted itself in the neighboring
shrubbery, making discovery impos-
sible, although a dilligent search en-
sued. After its departure the child
cried Bite9usly for more than an
hour, and Appeared terribly distress
ed. The little one has been IN gFea.
agony ever since, but 1t Is expected
to recover. Although under the in.
fiuence of the reptile when the father
came, there is no evidence of its
having sustained any physicalinjury,
but the shock to the nervous system
must have i'eea terrible.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
4 Visitor From Texas.
A SOUTHERN EDITOR EXPLAINS TIE
sITUATION DOWN THERE.

a SOUTHERN EDITOR EXPLAINS TIE
SITUATION DOWN THERE,
Col. w. G. Leader. of Austin, Tex
as, editor of the Daily Dispatch and
Sunday Lcader of that place, was in
the city this morning on his way to
Philadelphia. Col. Leader is a
Pennsylvania, but has been in
Texas for a number of years, having
settled there not long after the close
of the war. He is much interested
in the welfare of the State, and loses
no opportunity to spread informa-
ton of its resources and possibilities,
but he says it is difficult to build up
the South while the temper of its
people remains as at present. The
prevailing sentiment is that no mat
ter how RsEy colored votes there
are, the white people must rule and
that law is ignored and the rights Of
the colored people trampled upon to
maintain the Democratic supremacy.
Northern people who visit the South
are well treated, but if they become
residents they soon discern the diff
ference. They are ostracised social
ly and made to feel keenly that they
are to baye no part with the people
there.
Col. Leader further says that it is
folly to think that apy Southern
State can be carried by the Republi-
cans this year. No matter how
many votes should be cast by the
colored Republicans, they would not
be counted, and while in reality
louisiana and Mississippi are large
ly Republican on a fair vote, the ma
joritv that would he declared for
Hancock would be startling, and in
the case of local elections it made no
difference whether the returns show
ed Republican majorities or not the
Democrats simply took possession of
the offices, and there was no one to
say them nay. This year strong
effort was being put forward in the
South, not because Hancock was
liked, but because the general i'm
preston was held by the headers
there that he could be used. At a
recent speech at Galveston a promi-
nent Democrat said that the South
proposed this year to gain by strate-
gy what they had lost by rashness.
It was impossible apparently for the
Northern people to realize the actual
condition of affairs IN the late Slave
States, because the pretentions and
utterances of the people there were
so at variance with their actions,
The stories of the murder of coIoYed
men, denounced as sensational and
untrue by Southern Democratic
newspapers, and so considered by
many in the North, were terrible
realities. Col. iSader knew of one
parish where, on the day If ;be last
election, and the two days, one jpee-
ceding and the other following it.
ninety colored men were murdered
IN cold blood, shot down without a
word, and no one held accountable.
Some good people in the North were
crying out against waving the bloody
shirt, while the Southern me-, were
making plenty of them and laughing
behind their sleeves.
Col. Leader expects to spend a
month or two in the North, visiting
relatives and friends in the neigh
borhood of Philadelphia. Pittsburgh
Telegraph, July2
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-E. r.
Dixon. the brother of II. \. Dixon,
who was murdered by the Democrats
of Yazoo county, Miss, has just re-
turned to this city from a visit to
his former home, to which he went
a short time ago, against the wishes
of his friends, for the purpose OF set
ing his brothers wife before she
died When he reached 1azoo City
Mrs. Dixon was dead Since her
husbands murder she had not LETT
her house, except to attend church
and 90 to his grave. She died OF a
broken heart, and it can be truth
fully said that James Barksdale
Killed her as we'll as her brave hus-
band. whose sole oiiense was oppo-
sition to the Democratic party. Al
ter her bereavement, Mrs. Dixon
was continually torInented by the
fear that the murderer of her hus-
band would also murder her and
her children, and she rapidly grew
prematurely old, so that at her
death she seemed 20 years older
than she really was. The scene at
her death-bed is described as re
markably impressive and affecting.
Mr.. Dixon remained in Yazoo for
a few days, although his friends be
lieved that his life was in peril, for
after his brothers murder he was
driven out of the State by the mur-
derers, who warned him that death
awaited him if he should ever dare
to return. He Is as fearless as his
brother was, and on one or two oc-
casiOns he said to men whom he
knew that he was a supporter OF
Garfield, and that he believed that
Garfield would be elected These
men at once informed him that
they would not tolerate such talk
in Yazoo, and that it would be safer
to indulge in such opinion in Wash
ington, to which place they advised
him 10 return at once. The 1azoo
Herald noticed his arrival and also
his political views, and informed
him, cditorially, that such opinions
were not wanted there. Even one
of the most conservative farmers on
the river, about three miles above
/ the citv, Nathaniel Ingraham by
name, gave the same warming while
Dixon was making a social call up
on the family. ~ ike YOU person
ally" said he, ''bls we can't have
men here who talk as YOU do, and
say that YOU hope and believe that
/ Garfield will be elected. We don't
intend that any votes shall be cast
for Garfield here, and if YOU feel q
YOU talk YOU had better return to
the North. Mr.. Dixon says that
half dozen colOred men cannot get
together in the street in Iazoo with
out interruption from white Demo
crats, who declare to them that they
should not discuss politics, and for
bid them to mention the Republican
national ticket. He adds that il
was the general expression of the
Democrats in YazOo, whom he met
that no votes should be cast for Gar
field there, and that no discussion
involving any support ofthe Repub-
can party should be allowed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Sunocating Prisoners

CHICAGO, July pa despatch
from Pekin, ILL.,. says "The pris-
oners of Tazcwell county Jail set fire
to their straw beds at 3 o'clock YES
terday afternoon, in hope that they
would be taken from the Jail and
get a chance to escape during the eX-
citement. Barnes, the iailer, having
the keys of the cell in his pocket
and being absent in a distant por-
ton of the city on official business
the inmates had to stand a siege ot
smoke. On his arrival, Hopkins,
one of the inmates, was found nearly
sufiocated in his cell. The prison
ers covered their heads with pieces
Of bedding and laid flat on the floor
and so saved themselves from suiio-
cation, but they We're too much ex-
hausted to attempt anything like an
escape when help arrived"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE most stupendous Democratic
lie of the campaign SO far was con-
tanned in a Washington dispatch TO
the New York World, giving what
purports to be an extract from a de
cision by Judge Swayne, of the L.
:. Supreme Court, rejecting severe
" on General Garfield in connection
with the De Golyer pavement suits.
1t now turns out that the case was
never before Judge Swayne, ,.and of
course he could not have used the
language. But ex-senator Doolittle,
a renegade Republican, who follow
ed Andy Johnston back into the
ranks of the Democracy in 1866,
thought it worth while to abuse
Garfield, and used the language
which the premium Democratic liar
Of the day publishes as an extract
from Swayne's opinion. OF course
all the Democratic journals of the
country have published the lie and
few, if any, will retract it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Murder!

Cash Davidson, frequcnter of a
grocery about two miles from Louis
vile, while drunk on Sunday even
ing took q notion to shoot darkev
named Ed, Sellers, who had left the
employment of his uncle for anoth-
er place. Davidson mado several
futile attempts to get possession of a
gun, and at last succeeded, but in
the mean time Sellers had retrcated
Just at this moment another negro
named Alex. Taylor entered the
store to get sonic beer, when David
son turned upon him, and without
the least provocation, shot him, and
then battered his head with the but
of the gun. The murderer made
his escape, or, at least, no attempt
was made to arrest him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
South Carolina Duel.

CHARLEsToy, July 17.-Colone
Cash, the surviving principal in the
recent fatal duel, came before Judge
McIver of the State Supreme Court
at Cheraw, last evening, on writ o
habeas corpus, and was admitted tC
bail in the sum of $4,000. Consid-
cradle excitement was occasioned III
Cheraw previous to the hearing o
the application by an attack made by
a son of Colonel Cash upon Mr.
Pegues, the editor OF the Cheraw
Sun, who had denounced the due
in his paper Young Cash and hi;
father had both drawn reyolvers
the latter vowed his intention of see
ing fair fight, and Mr.. Pcgucs was
only saved by being thrust by his
friends in an open doorway, when
he was locked Up, No arrests were
made, f
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

ACCORDING to the unofficial census
returns the population os this State
is 4,226,G99. In apportioning the
State for members of the Legisla-
ture, the Constitution provides that
the ratio shall be ascertained by di-
viding the population of the State
by 200. This will make the ratio fol
each member in the coming appor-
tionment over 21.130. Somerset
county has a population of over 80
900. which IS more than one ratio
and half, and in accordance with
Sec. Il of Article III. of the Consti-
tuition, which provides that Every
county containing less than five IA
tios shall have one Representative
for a full ratio and an additional Rep
resentative when the surplus exceeds
half ratio" we will still be entitled
to two Representatives. In this We
are more fortunate than some of the
counties which lose Il member by
having less than half q ratio in then
surplus population.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Terrible Deeds.

LOUISVILLE, July 22.-Intelligence
reached this city at a late hour last
night that a convict named Wonder
hide, belonging here, escaped from
the penitentiary at Frankfort on
Tuesday morning. AT Brownsboro'
Yesterday morning he met in field
Rebecca Johhsei,, Z fgtloEed girl
aged thirteen years, whom lie Gut
ragged and murdered. After killing
the child, he threw her body into a
ravine and covered it with stones.
The parents, missing her, began a
search, and in a short time found
the body by the aid of a dog. Won
derhide was captured in the vicinity.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

The oyster plate il something
decidedly new. The colors are laid
upon the China clay under the glaze.
Fine blue point oyster shells cover
the principal service of the plate !;
beyond these is cluster of raccoon
oysters. Sprays of seaweed cluster
about there and serve for decoration.
In the background is a glimpse OF
the ocean. The SOL. Is model-
ed from the Kalmia Hover, and Is
/ in shape more a ten-sided angular
bowl than plate. The outside sur
face is a delicate pink. Each plate
has a separate design for the interior.
The platter which accompanies the
first series is novel in form, being
rectangular, with the corners rolled
and enriched with gold. \ magniti-
cent shad is struggling to free HIM
self from the webs of n net. The
cords of the net are gold. The form
of the service plate for fish is derived
from the scallop shell, two of which
are combined to form the plate, the
large shell being designed for the
dish and the smaller receiving the
decoration. The wild turkey is the
design for the platter Tor the dinner
series. Upon the surface of the dish
is painted n magnificent wild turkey,
strutting through light snow, upon
which are delicate reflections from
his rich plumage A sunset sky,
against which are defined the forms
of distant trees composes the back
ground. The form of the dinner
plates is coupe, surrounded by a
narrow rim. The shape is unusual.
/ The twelve illustrations are vigor-
Gus in subject, drawing and color
The Independent butter plate Is a
close copy of the leaf OF the water
/ lily. The surface of the leaf is ten
der green color. Drops of water are
on the leaf. The game plate Is III
form of a plaque, less In size than
the dinner plate. The different sub
jects are exquisitely wrought. The
fruit plate is modelled from the leat
of the American wild apple. 1t IS
very beautiful. There are over 800
pieces in the set.
Well, my Republican friends
whoop them up. We've got them
on the retreat already when the bat
tie has hardly commenced. How
hypocriticalth the cry ofthe democracy
for Hancock, the brave soldier :
when a confederate congress here al
Washington discharged crippled
union soldiers from employment and
substituted either eX-rebels or cop
perheads. General Hancocks blue
uniform cannot conceal the regiment:
of gray and butternut behind him
1t was an old trick of the rebels
during the war to dress some OF then
men in loyal blue with the intention
of deceiving the federal troops tha
they might easier capture some
strong position they desired. 1t die
not win then, and it will not viii
now. General Hancock was a gal
liant leader when he was fighting
treason with oyallegions at his back
but he will recognize the yell tha
comes from his followers now as th'
same old Johnny" yell that he useC
to hear in his front, PICKET.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE ''favorite sonny" business APP
pears to have about ''petered out"
in Hancock's case. When first NOM
mated it was announced that as
"Pennsylvania's favorite son." he
would carry his native State with Il
hurrah, and to secure this most de-
sirable feat, Senator Wallace was to
be made Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. Itmust
be apparent to all now, that the
braggartS who roared solustily in the
index have abandoned all hope of
carrying this State, as they have Sc
lected their Chairman from Connec-
ticut, while their Pennsylvania nom
inee does not own dollars worth
of property in the State, but resides
in New York, and owns a farm in
Missouri. Altogether the Republi-
cans of the old keystone State would
not enthusc for Hancock worth a
cent, and his boom in Pennsylvania
is decidedly a sickly one. Like a
young humble bee, it was biggest
when it was born.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

PHGNIxvILLE. Pa, July 22.-Dr
Hawlev, of this town, has now under
his care Il young married woman,
aged - years, who gave birth on
Saturday last to a male child, just
four months after the birth of a
female child. 1t appears that the
woman resided in Philadelphia when
her first child was born, prematurely
in March last, the infant being an
eight months child. 1t was SO puny
at birth that fears were entertained
for its life, but it rallied, though the
mother was only able to nurse il
about two weeks. The mother did
not regain her strength. and exhibit
ed, according to her physicians
statement, symptoms of dropsy, with
swelling of her limbs and feet. She
removed to this vicinity and was
able to attend to household affair,
until last Saturday, when she gavC
birth to a healthy male child, Just
four months from the birth of the
first one. The mother is doing well
and is now able to nurse both child.
ren. This case, though considered a
very curious one, is not the first oI
the kind even in this neighborhood
A paper upon the subject will be
prepared by DR.. Hawley to be read
before the county medical society.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
Drained with an Axe.

SYRACUSE, July .20,-Solomon II
Easterlv, farmer near Lyons, New
York, quarrelled with his wife and
mother-in-law on Sunday, He or
dered the latter to leave the house.
and she refusing to comply he fired
two shots at her, but she told her
daughter not to be frightened, that
1t was only powder. He then pro-
cured an axe and III succession
brained both the women. He then
drove to Lyons for doctor, and
and soon after his body was found
in the Clyde river with a stone tied
to his neck. Easterly was temper
ate man, and was worth $4,000.
He lived peaceably with his wife till
the mother-fn-law came on visit.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE HoN. WHLIAI WILLIAMS, a
prominent Republican of Indiana,
has been paraded in the Democratic
Journals as a Hancock recruit. In
reply he says: Il consider General
Hancock's nomination by the rebel
Democracy as simply decoy to en-
trap Democratic soldiers to support
the ticket and thus enable the
Southern brigadiers, with the aid Of
their Northern allies, to get peacea-
bic control Of the government they
failed to shoot to death in the war,
and attempted to starve TO death by
legislation in Congress, unless the
laws to protect the ballot-boX from
fraud were repealed" "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
An Immense Cattle Drive.

CINCINNATI, July 20.-An Omaha
special says: The Hon. W. F.
Cody, Buffalo Bill partner of Ma
jor North in a cattle ranch on the
Dismal, and several other heavy
dealers, haye gone to Ogallala. \
detailed statement of the cattle drives
published in the Republican, give,
the number as 301 900. OF this
number about 10000 will be driven
to the Union Pacific. The cattle are
in good condition, fully up to the
standard of previous years, and are
mostly !, ,, and three years old, very
few being beef cattle. The drive to
Nebraska would nave been larger
had it not been for the drouth max
ing q scarcity of grass along the
road. About 25,000 horses are be-
ing driven up from Texas this sea-
son, of which number about 5000
will come to Nebraska"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

JoNNY DAVENPORT has given the
Wallace committee enough political
fodder to keep them "chawing" until
election day. He confr0nts the
Democratic party with the charge
that they issued between 10000 and
10000 fraudulent naturalization pa
pers in New York in 1868. He shows
them that for twenty-five years
previously the highest number of
naturalization papers issued in that
city in a year varied from $500 up 70
16,000-the latter nUme2y in a Pres
idential year. In 1867 the frauds
had already been begun, but in that
year the number issued was only
1890, In 1868 they jumped up to
10000. Adjoining States were sup
piled with taenl. Three thousand
were captured in one batch, which
were intended for use in Connect
cut Mr.. Davenport also obtained
the affidavits of one thousand men
who acknowledged that they had
been naturalized as minors, although
they were all over age-many of
them frous forty to sixty years old
when they laESed. Another i'm
portant item of proof IS Ias fact that
10000 naturalization papers wee is
sued in blank, without any appiica,
ton sar them; and without any re-
cord on tbs dockets OF the courts.
To prevent men voting on such pa
pers as these is one u che objects of
the Federal election laws, s,s3 Mr..
Davenport is going to do all he can
TO secuss . square vote and an hon
est count. Bs says it costs the gov
eminent from $4,000 to 100000 to
run his office, and tha. be is going
to collect $4,000 for the work dar-
ing the coming campaign. So John
ny may expect any amount of abuse
and villification from the Demo-
cratic organs.-C0mmaciol Gazette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28

THE official report OF the Treas
ury Department shows that the an
nual interest on the National debt
has been reduced to s7y,0O0,O00. 1t
was originally s150,000,000 From
this one fact, Taxpayers may form
an idea of Republican management
of the national finances, and wheth-
er it is wise TO make change of adj
ministration.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
a Jail Delivery.

BURLINGTON, Iowa Juh 91
Fourteen prisoners confined in n
Henderson county Jail made tb-:.
escape Sunday afternoon. T6a & ;D5
er took an afternoon holiday. lesy;-
IA young Swede IN charge and aIIar
ing the prisoners the freedom oft tf'
corridor, owing 10 the extreme bs..
About four O'Clock the prison
called for 4 bucket of water srI
when the door was opened to r,ss (
in the Swedc was knocked down an.
the prisoners escaped 20 the wood.
near by. Among the number tbr.
liberated was Topp, the Sagctow
murderer. 1t was reported vester}a,
that the prisoners Tracy and a..
rison have been rccaptured. 4 Ia-g.
body OF armed men are SECURING tl
woods and the dense underbrri
surrounding the Jail. in which m.
escaped prisoners might hide s
many DAYS without detection