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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Grant for Garfield.

CHICAGO. August 27.-A Galena
special says: Last night. ut q Re
publican mass meeting here. Gener-
al Grant, being introduced by the
Hon. Phila. A. Orton, spoke as fol-
lows:
i did not intend to speak when
came here tonight. / am very
much like Judge Orton: I never
made a Republican speech in NY
life, or any kind of q political .pecc1.
l ann sure it would require some
time and much preparation to make
one OF any length. ] can. of course
90 u little further than Judge Or
ton, and say that / never voted a
Republican Presidential ticket and
but one Democratic ticket. and that
was many years ago when | was quite
a young man. But | will pledge YOU
my word here tonight that if | am
spared. although | shall be at some
distance from YOU on the second
day of November. l shall return to
Galena to cast one Republican vote
for President of the United States,
and | hope the city Of Galena will
cast a round Republican vote, such
as 1t mas never cast before.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Lightning.

BEADFoBD, PA, August 2S.-Dur.
ing 4 violent thunder storm thi.
evening 25,000-barrel iron tank at
State Line, connected with the Uni.
ted Lines, was struck by lightning
and is now burning. Cannon have
been sent for, in the hopes of draw
ing off the oil before an overflow
takes place. Another tank of the
same size, it is said must 90. There
are 80 tanks of the same size in the
valley Men have been sent to the
scene to try to protect the surround
ing properties.
BRNDFoRD, August 29.-The iron
tank struck by lightning at State
Line on Saturday evening, burned
out tonight without causing any
further destruction OF property,
Dangerous overHows we're obyiated
by firing solid shot into the bottom
OF the burning tank and drawing
the oil off. Twcnty-six thousand
barrels were consumed, and other
property in different parts Of the oil
field was destroyed during the
storm. An estimate of the total loss
places It at $4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Collision Of rrain~.

BEIDoErOaT. C0NN.. August 30
An excursion train down on the
lIoUsalims Railroad was run into bv
the up express freight, near Parlor
Rock this afternoon. \ special train
left here with physicians. bedding,
dc, for the scene Of the disaster.
When the physicians arrived at the
scene OF the collision they found
their services not needed. The af-
ternoon freight train. run bv eu-in-
eer Marcus Barnum. had Just left
Long Hill station when the cngin-
Ger saw the excursion train round
Ing the curve. and he and his fireman
jumped from the engine and escaped
injury. Engineer Wm. Bristol. on
the excursion train. stuck to his
post and cndeavorcd To- stop the
train. His lcgs were crushed and
ne died aboutan hour after. Abrakc-
man on the freight train was slightly
injured. The excursion train WIS
forty minutes late. but had the nabt
of way Both engines and sew
eral freight ears We're badly wrecked.
The track will probably ho cleared
by morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

BEADFoRD, Pa, August l4.-Cou-
ductor Murphy, William Crane
brakeman, and George Cook last
evening attempted to run an empty
ear by gravity ON the O. 3. G ".
railway from FoUr-milc station tc
Olen. The grade is very strong
being one hundred and thirty fre.
10 the mile. and shortly after the
car started-thc brake broke. Th,
movement was so gapid that the
men dare not jump After running
% mile and "a hG.I at the rate o..
-eventy-tiyc miles "a hour the car
jumped over a trestic the distance
of thirty feet to -round. Coming
down the mountain the men dis
covered their possible Fate and iav
flat upon the bottom Of the car.
This probably sawed their lives. but
Murphy was shockingly bruised.
Crane had his spine wreuched and
suffered "a compound fracture os tho
leg, and Cook diSlocatcd his l.-
The badly bruised men werr al
removed To OlcJu. and the physician
thinks neither have received fatal
injuries. The caris Sc total wreck.
Later I'm the day, Oh the same road.
Michael Farrel, employed SIS a
brakeman, while making q flying
switch at Oican. stumbled. and was
run over 10y the locomotive and
fatally injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

Judge BIack on Garfield.

The Philadelphia Press publishes
an interview with Judge Black. in
which the Judge gives the following
estimate OF General Garfield:
u have no desire to add anything
to my published letter to Blaine.
What ! said then Of him was true
and Is true. With regard TO the
Credit Mobiilier transaction, | have
said, and always viii say, that / be-
lleve that General Garfield told me
the truth about it. He would not
do anything else. l watched the de
velopmenJ Of the investigation and
| saw nothing in that to alter my
opinion. ! viii tell YOU. General
Garfield's hands were clean in that
transaction, as be always has kept
them, but he unfortunately adopted
the false defense of those who were
guilty and who expected Oakes
AmeS to swear them through, instead
OF standing on his own true and GOOD
defense and leaving the guilty to
Their fate. There was his devotion
to party. TWAS urged upon him as
a party necessity, and he Welded to
that consideration, as he ALWAYS
VIII His party demanded the sacri.
lice and he made it. For that rea-
son the Credit Mobilier affair has
not hurt him with his party. and
will not and ought not. | believe
firmly IN General Garfeld's personal
integrity. and ! base my Judgment
upon an intimate knowledge of his
private walk and conversation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
The Gcary Monument.

The statue ordered by the Legis-
laturc OF Pennsylvania to be placed
over the grave Of Governor John w.
Geary, was put in position on
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was Sc
lectcd from forty odd designs. by a
commission appointed for that pur-
pose, consisting OF Governor Hovt
and Secretaries Dunkcl and Quay.
and Is after the model prepared by
Mr.. George Starkey of Scranton.
The statute rests on q pedestal, and
Is SIX feet. four inches in height, the
whole measuring twelve feet six
inches.
The statue represents General
Geary in the full uniform Of Major
General, with his left arm resting on
a column drapcd with flags. In the
right hand OF the figure is held the
military undrcss hat worn by Off
GERS during the rebellion. and in the
left hand is held a gauntlet. At the
base OF the statue rests a cannon
ball On the pedestal is noticeable
the white star Of the division to
which General Gcary belonged, and
directly under the star, the inscrip-
ton, Soldier and Citizen At the
base is the following inscription in
letters Of the Gothic style: Major
General John W. Gearv." The
statue Is of bronze and the monu-
ment Of granite, the whole costing
81. .OO0.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Judge Lynch ON; in Ohio.

CoLUMBUs, September 2.-Thomas
Mcdonald, aged about twenty-eight
years, Il farmer living near Com
mercial Point, Pickaway county,
was taken from his house Tuesday
night by a mob and hanged to a
tree near his residence. Mcdonald
came from Kentucky some years
ago and married into highly re-
Spected family owning large farm.
He has for a long time been regard
ed rs a desperate, quarrelsome and
vindictivc \ feud has existed be-
tween Mcdonald and his ncighbors
for some time, especially during the
past year, owing to the general
cussedness OF his actions. On Sat
urday he commenced a quarrel with
Tom Beaver, a neighbor, and was
badly beaten. Theneiehbors think
ing to quiet the neighborhOod,
thought wise to commit the horrible
murder. There is no means of
knowing who, or how many persons
composed the mob, and it is not
likely the public will ever know
who were concerned in the outrage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
orea, Flood in Richmond.

RICHMOND, VA. September L.
This city was visited on Monday
night by one of the fiercest storms
ever known in this section. For
two hours rain fell in torrents, ac-
companicd by almost ineessant
thunder and lightning. The rush
OF water in the streets was so great
that Shockcy creek. in the lower part
Of the city, was swollen to an angry
torrent, which overGowed its banks
and flooded the whole vicinity.
Many cellars were filed and build
ings bordering on the creek inunda-
ted. The occupants Of the buildings
were mostly colored The flood
caught them SO Unexpectedly, they
being awakened by a rush of water
in their houses, that it was with the
greatest difficulty they were rescued.
The scene in the neighborhood of
the swollen stream was terrible.
Men, women and children were
seen at windows. holding lamps
and screaming for help. The night
was pitch dark, and often cries were
heard from points where no one
could be seen. Men We're wading
about in the water trying to save
their liv-s, while they saw their
worldly goods swept away. While
the damage in figures Is not great.
yet it falls heavily upon people
who are least able to bear it. 4
number of merchants sustained con-
siderable loss by the flooding Of
cellars In other parts of the city
the streets were badly Hooded, and
several bridges in the suburbs were
swept away. Lightning struck in
several places. but did no serious
damage No loss of life has been
reported. Reports. from the sur
rounding country show that the
storm covered an extensive area and
did some damage. The amount of
rain which fell here last night was
3:27 inches
On Fifteenth street the handsome
new bridge was swept away. The
bridge on Brook avenue was carried
away also the bridge in rear of
II. NJ. Smith d Co.'S establishment ;
another one near the Chesapeake
shops All along the line Of the
creek damage was done. On the
Hermitage road a bridge was swept
away; two others were carried Oft
crossing the road going from the
Brook TO the Hermitage road.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
VorI. on the Nianumcnf

WsSHINGToN. September iii,
second course uf stone has been laid
on the Washington monument. and
work is now progressing ioyorabiv.
The railroad now runs direct To the
structure, and already L carlo1d-
of stone have been received over It.
There are now about CO stone
masons at work, the entire force be-
Ing 80. The United States Consul
at Zurich, Switzerland, has informed
the state Department that the gov
eminent of Switzerland has offered
him q memCnto of William Tell.
consisting OF stone from thcchapcI
erected on the spot from which Tell
made his escape from the ;vrant
Gesler, and hc has written To- know
II such % stone would be accepted.
to bc placed in Washingtou's monu-
ment. Colonel Casey, in charge of
the monument, has written to the
Secretary OF State accepting the
offer, and the stone viii have a
suitable inscription cut thereon and
be sent here.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

At the Democratic meeting in the
Court House last week, that Timber
iawed orator, Valentine Hay, Esq,
asserted that since the Democrats
had control of Congress, they had
largely inflated the currency, and
that over two hundred millions OF
silver dollars had been coined and
put into circulation.
The official report published on
the first day of this month shows,
that the total coinage of standard
silver dollars since the passage OF
the Silver bill up to that date was
just Sos, ,1S9,7j0, and Of that amount
there is in circulation sl0,SS6,443
dollars. The balance S4S.303, ,307 is
in the Treasury vaults. So Mr.
Hay only multiplied by ten and
threw in over a million dollars for
good measure. Here Is proof posi-
tive that Mr. Hay lacks discretion
To use no harsher epithet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Il Kentucky Vendetta.

LOUISVILLE, sept l. Samuel
Johnson!was shot and instantly kill
ed by James Wheeler last evening
at Danville Junction. This Is the
elimination of an old feud which
commenced in 1859. when Johnson'S
father was killed during a quarrel
with Wheeler and others. Johnson
was then 4 child four years old. and
rs he grew up he sworc he would
kill Wheeler and Others connected
with the killing Of his father. About
two months ago he met Wheeler and
fired three shots at him, none of
which, however, took effect. and
Wheeler made his escape. Yes
terday Wheeler learned that John
son was coming to Danville June
ton, and fearing trouble he watched
Johnson's movements on his arrival
from a window, and as johnson
stepped on the platform leading to
the hotel he fired from the window.
The load of buckshot entered John
sons right side and he sank on the
platform and died in a few minutes.
Wheeler was arrested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Robbed ON a Train.

MASsILLoN, O., September 2.-On
the train goingwest last evening, on
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wavne d Chi
cago Railroad, man bound for the
far west, with his wife and two
children. was robbed of S7S5 be-
tween Canton an this station. He
was occupying q seat alone and went
to sleep \ little while after 4 stran-
ger sat beside him, after the train
left Canton. He got of here. and
in an excited manner, told the crowd
at the station how it occurred. The
money was in a wallet in his inside
vest pocket, and was buttoned tight.
but the thief cut through the vest
from the outside and lifted the
pocketbook out while he slept His
wife sat in seat in front of him.
The piekpoeket jumped from the
train before it stopped at the depot
here and escaped.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Disaster on Lake Huron.

DETROIT, Mich. August 29.-Thc
steamer Marine City, running be-
tween Mackiuac and this port and
Cleveland, took fire at ? O'Clock this
afternoon two miles of Alcona,
thirty miles below Alpena. and was
burned TO the waters edge She
had large load of passengers, and
l3O are reported saved. Some are
known TO be lost.
\ special to the Post and Tlibme
SAYS the steamer was on her way
from Mackinac with full load Of
freight and passengers. She left
Alcona at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon.
About + O'Clock, when off Sturgeon
Point. fire was discovered in the
hold, and before effective measures
could be taken the flames became
unmanaecable. The efforts Of the
crew were at once directed to saving
the passengers.
The tug Vulcan was fortunately
In sight, and hastcncd to the relief,
as did also boats OF the Lite-Saying
Station at the Point and several
small boats from the shore. These
picked up a large number of per
sons in the water.
The following are the only miss
ing vet known: Richard ~hultz.
james Griffin, Frank Emmett and
Guy NcElroy, Of Toledo. and DR..
Pomery. OF Ohio.
Captain Conner and crew of the
Marine City acted with great cool
ness, and Captain Hackctt and crow
OF the tug Vulcan rendered valuable
assistance, as did also the Life
Saving crew. Those rescued are all
at Alcona The Marine City was
fine passenger boat fourteen years
old and valued at $4,000; insured
for $4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

THE Pittsburg Commercial Ga,eAc
says
There has been so much blowing
in the Democratic ranks about a
few insignificant "hoppers" to Han
cock, that it IS about time to give a
few instances OF wholesale Demo-
cratic ''ilopping" to Garfield and as
Indiana Is Just now the most i'm
portant point to which the public
eye is directed, we submit the fol-
lowing as an indication from one
place alone. We quote from the
New Albany, Ind, correspondence
Of the Cincinnati Commercial:
New ALBANY, IND, August 26.-
The Democratic exodus in this city
amounts to a panic, ard the widest
alarm prcvades their ranks. To-day
Mr.. George F. Penn. Democratic
Councilman from the First ward.
this city, and heretofore a formida-
bic local Democratic politician on
account of his influence, published
a card renouncing Democracy and
declaring for Garfield and Arthur.
and Porter and the Republican state
ticket, Mr. Penn Is general manager
of the operative department OF the
glass works.
Hon. Washington c. DePauw.
proprietor OF DePauw's American
Plate Glass works, this city, and his
two sons, Newland T. and Charles
DePauw, all heretofore strong Demo-
Gratis, are out boldly for Garfield and
Arthur, and Porter and the Republi-
can state ticket.
DIR. Elijah Newland, formerly
Democratic State Treasurer of Indi-
ana, and a lifelong Democrat is
openly for Garfield and Arthur. and
Porter and the Republican state
ticket.
Mr.. Fred Wilson, foreman in
the Window Glass Works, and here
tofore a red-hot Democrat. is ior
Garfield and Arthur and Porter.
The late Hon. John S. Davis was
one of the leading Democratic poll
ticians Of Indiana, and at his death
a few weeks ago was Judge of the
Floyd and Circuit Courts. Three Of
his sons have within few DAYS come /
out strongly for the Republican Ma
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

t;onal and State tickets
Mr.. David c. Hudson, hereto
fore pronounced Democrat and an
active business man, says The
business men of the country do mol
need or desire any change, for tinlea
were never so substantially good IN
this country as at present. ! wiil
therefore vote for Garfield and Ar
thur. and Porter and the Republican
state ticket,
There Is now IN course Of organl-
zation nj the Depauw american
Plate Glass Works, in this city, 4
Garfield and Arthur club, TO be
composed of seventy-tiye voters,
everv one Of whom have heretofore
voted the Democratic ticket. Dir.
George T. Penn VIII be the Presl-
dent and Mr.. Charles DePauw, Sec
Tetary.
Three Republican clubs in this
citv have enrolled among their mem
bers eightv-fve men who heretofore
voted the Democratic ticket.
This is the way it is going AL over
this part OF Indiana. The deadest
duck in thcpoliticaI puddle IS Frank
lin Landers. who imagines5 himself
running for Governor Of Indiana
Another correspondent Of the
same paper writes from Jefferson
vile:
JEFFERsoyvILLc, IND, August 26.
The Republicans Of this city have
become very enthusiastic over the
excellent prospects Of carrying the
state. and the numerous converts to
their ranks Of former Democrats.
Your correspondent can give the
names of thirtv-live Democratic
workingmen who will vote the Re
publican ticke; this fall
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

A cHANGEis necessary! howl the
Democrats, SO that the public affairs
may be purified, and the Republican
coruptionists be driven from power.
Yet the records prove that under
the last Democratic administration
(Buchanan's) the defalcations in the
collection Of the revenue was S3.Sl
on every thousand dollars collected,
while under the present Republican
administration the rate Of loss is
onc-third of a cent to the thousand
dollars. It Is easy to see what the
change would be if the Democrats
succeed III making II.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
A Startling Scene in Court.

AIcHoLAsvLLE, Ky. August IS
At the trial Of Arnold, for thcmurder
of Little, verbal alteration occur
red yesterday between counsel.
whcreupon Ike Arnold, brother OF
the accused, leaped over the railing
With.a cooked revolver in his hand.
and was going toward Brinston. the
opposing counsel. Intense excite
mcnt prevailed. Mrs. Little faint
ed. \ half dozen revolvers were
drawn, and some one shouted
They're going to shoot" Mrs. Ar
mold pulled her husband. the accus-
ed, under the table. and shielded
his body with her own. Before any
shots were fired Young Arnold was
arrested, and Brinston concluded
his speech with closed doors. There
Is much feeling among the friends
OF the two parties. Judge Buckner
subsequently fined Arnold $1,000.
and sentenced him to one years i'm
prisonment for contempt Of Court i'm
presenting a pistol at the Common
wealth 5 attorney.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Death on the Rail-.

LOWELL, Mass, August 29.-l
shocking accident occurred on the
Lowell and Lawrence Railroad ON
Saturday night. by which five youths
Of this city lost their lives The
Caledonia picnic was held during
the day at Smiths Grove in the
town Of Andover, whore these Young
men had been participating. Either
for want of money or sport they con-
trived 10 Chamber on the top Of q
passenger car on the train which
left Lawrence at 1::jO p. 10. " hen
the train.relched Sprague's Bridge
two miles from this city, in the town
Of Leaksburg, all five were swept of
aad killed vt the time it was only
known that one OF the number had
met his death in this manner. This
was John Shinnic6. rs years old.
residing at No. 32 Winter Street
He was thrown down between the
cars on tine platform when the con-
ductor found him. lie was uncon-
sci0us and lived only about twenty
minutes. Some time later trackmcn
found the hodias of the others living
in the bitches, three bodies on one
side of the track and one on the
other. \ freight train was sent from
here and brought them in about
midnight They were William Ma
her. aged -; John Mcnamara, f6
Timothy Nolan. aged Il: and Pat
ck Ryan. aged II. There is q space
ui y inches between the cars and
the bridge. and therefore It Is con-
iectured that the lads were sitting
up when struck. Probably al but
Shinneck died almost instantly. as
their wounds ON the head and back
were terrible. The uudertakcrs
rooms, where the bodies lie. have
been througcd to-day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

SENATOR CoNKLNG's programme
is that he VIII speak first in New
York at the Academy Of Music, and
win then 90 West via Pittsburg.
He win speak twice 81 Ohio and
Indiana, and then return to New
York. 1t is also arranged for him
to stop of at Pittsburg and make a
speech, and he has requested Chair
man Cessna to make arrangements
for a meeting in that city about the
10Th Of September. Returning cast,
Mr.. Conkling viii make . second
address at some point not yet des-
ignatcd. Philadelphia viii probably
bo selected
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Killed by a Tram

PorroyILLE, PA, August 30.-At l
o'clock to-day Thomas Scott and Mrs.
Hetiner, of Schuylkill Haven, were
returning home from Pottsville,
walking on the railroad, and when
near a sharp curve, one mile south
of Mount Carbon, they noticed the
through train for Philadelphia APP
preaching They stepped from the
down to the up track, when they
were struck by the fast express train
from Philadelphia, and both were
killed. The train stopped and
brought their mangled remains to
this place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
How she Saved Hey Darling.

Il shall never feel So awfully ncr-
vous about my babies teething,
writes a grateful mother We al
most lost our little darling by long
attack of cholera infantum, bat hap
PLY heard of ParSer's Ginger Tonic
in time. took few spoonfuls
myself, which soon cured my nurs-
ing baby entirely, and an occasion
al dose has kept me and baby in
such perfectly good health. and
made Us so strong and comfortable
that | would not be without this re-
liable medicine for worlds. "A
Mother of BROOKLYN.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Merchant Robbed.

WAsmNGPQS, PA, September D
Ross Paxton, who keeps little store
six miles east of this place, was
robbed of eighty-one dollars last
night. When he was about closing
the store stranger presented a pis-
tol at him and demanded his money.
He was much frightened, and either
handed his pocket-book to the rob
ber or allowed him to reach into
his pocket and take it out. By
the time he was able to alarm his
neighbors the bold robber had es-
caped.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

THE Democrats have but sixteen
Of majority in the present Con
gress. Two months ago the Repub-
licans elected q member in Oregon,
which leaves them but fifteen ma
iority, and requires a Republican
gain Of only seven more votes
throughout the Union 10 give Us the
next Congress. We viii gain two
in Maine and four in Ohio, so it will
be seen that if We replace Cohroth
with a Republican from this district,
thejig is UP with our Democratic
friends. With this encouraging
prospect ahead of US, the Republic
an of this county Is n craven, who
viii not work from now until the
election TO help bounce the GenT
out of his political boots