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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-12
POnr IrelAnl d.

Tho news from Ireland this morning
Of au exciting character, tho situa'
growing worse daily, and unless
J. and cOnciliatlng counsels prevail,
si:hed must ensue. The relief
nIsed by Parliament has not come
~ tae expectations OF the Irish
ItEtry and torsssing that their con
Isa will not be permanently better
hey are gathering in revolt against
lmerpmsnt. The great difficulty
aN Bngland has robbed the Irish
&,H rights and reduced them 10 q
aii!on worse than slavery and have
snby .o3t the confidence and respect
The Irish people. Oar latest dis
s.Aes report troops on the way to
alU!t The scene Of ths last trouble'
lilhe orapgsmen and the peaHantry
on the way 10 take = hand in the
BY, The resnlt is easily fcrstold.
Min ursction WILDE subdaed by tbs
rHnnsnt troops, q number no doubt
Fllbo killed, and the only thing let
'tae unt,rtunate Irishmeu will be to
t7ings and home in America.
|''t' were two such incompatible peo-
lHnbiled in ons government ss the
'y.ish aud the Irish. What the latter
's' and need is home rule the same
Hg1sranteed TO any one OF the Uni
NSIa!e5, but this is what the land
'A'po!ist5 and land grabberS do not
Ntsnd will not submit TO 80 long az
~ nave the strong arm of the gov
rA'lt at their back 10 supp'rt them.
M iceland
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-12
state of the rn.rmometer

at the REPUBLICAN, office, on Friday
morning, Nov. 12:
Z o'clock, ~ o'clock, IL O'Clock,
48O $50 6lO
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-12

Just arrived, q dne lot OF singing
canary birds, az Z. A. Pawy's, Ne! s27
, Market street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-12
Country Sausage.

o. Vernon has on his stalls in the
Third and Eighth street markets, q
good supply of country sausage, scrap
pie, pork, lard, hams, &c. He will be
glad to have all his old customers and
many new ones to give him call.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-12
Fosters Teas.

We are the only dealers in this city
who have it put up in tin foil. Fosters
tea, SOC. fb. Owing to some delay in
unloading the steamer we could not get
our tea for Wednesday, but we have It
now. r. M. Wier, 103 East 9Th street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-12

'A' SoSovaH, ward and TOWNSHIP
In wa 4"aFs County gave Rspubii.
'FI'y at the late election. Rid
IN, Nv last strong Democratic strong
k,I,'I' The County gave Garfield ter
'' Delaware County is solid.
bR ~ iAcHSIcs of Violin Playing
E,b,'n' ~ krehbishl, is ths title OF q lii.
J. WIZ Va, sent US by the publishers, A,
|,D. "us q Co., Cincinnati. It Is in
ksj,aO' ''O'e to amateurs as we'll as sx.
|''''''d violin players.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-12

washing him a cravat or making him 4
loaf. All the people have 10 say is thai
they are sorry, but they "dare not"
Hence either Mr.. Boycott, with sn
escort armed to the teeth, or his wife
wit out an esoort--forthe people would
not harm her-must 60 to Balinrob.
after putting horse In shafts them.
selves, buy what they can and bring Il
home. Everybody advises them to
Leave the cou ntry, bat the answer ol
the besisRs1 agent Is simply this 81
eau hardly desert Lord Erns. and,
moreover, nv own property is sunk in
this place" II Is very much like ask.
ing man to give up work and &c
abroad for the benefit OF his health. He
cannot sacrifice his occupation and his
pr jperiy.
There is very little doubt that this
unfortunate gentleman has been select
I'D as victim whose fate may strike
terror into others, Judging from what
| hear, thers Is sort Of general deter
miRation to frighten the landlords. On.
~ few nights ago man went into a
store at Long ford and said openly "Ms
landlord has processed me for the last
four or five years but ne basn't pro-
cessed ms tais year, and the divil
thank him for that same"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Eio,ous Students.


PHLLADELPIIA, Dec. I'.-Ihe an
uha. cremation OF old text books
by the sophomore class Of the clas--
sic department oi me University oi
pennsylvania, usually % NOISY but
peaceIuI affair, terminated Inst even
ing IN q f'C Nhleh resulted lil l'ie
arrest OIL ten slaQei'ls ana INJURY oi
tirce oiIcefs, lne opposing party
was mace uP oi the Students oi tie
meuIcaI Impairment OF 'He OiiFer7L-
y III 'e,.''i,'l'oli lot O'ig "c,io" oi I.ie
Ci''s !'s- year " men Iie7'''iioN' In
oie''"li'3 up u'Ci' Go'lliii' .'-C.'ie-'' T.
g@eiC e, Ct717 ''' ''i' -Ac-'i''Hy o. 1Iu7lc-
Inc 9oPhoi'loIts HH'5e"eI lAI2 IIg
cIi" PU7 ag0u' .r, = = " ','.S' E" D."97 ana !.
pi"S ii'1 ,, 'ie D-1'' -i.'ie" ii 7"u.'
anu i'!-L-'e-'llI7 ''', '-l5 comm
'-l'ii.''l'- ~. W. '-N--9'' 'N7 I'd DC
=. 1..''.'5e' ii'-'5 p'-'o-l'''N " r.
sI'yl'i'et I'd q mono" squire il t''s
GeI.'1e "a " "i'','l ~ q I''-l,''' Ptis rs
".'I''il'' ~, '.i1-' '.i5 I -'--,'.t.'
'.-' f.., Gun. - -'-' o., -''
~ '''I i'''-' ~, ~ '.,' '-' .--.' % "g- e.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22

latter, but recovcgel Last Thurs
day the two mca bad another diai-
Guilty 40 Zpii,r's store az Paw Paw,
il TIC course OF which Lar ent was
roughly handled it is said, by lei
lcr, assisted by another man La~-
gent then LETT. but returned after
wards aud started to enter the store,
wien Zeiler fired with shot gun
and seven buckshot entered Lar
gents arm, shatterine the muscles
badly, and some of the shot took ei-
feet in the breast near the heart. At
last accounts Largent's condition
vas prccari0us. Zciler and Frank
Childcr, q young nam who vas
witt him were arrested. This news
from the historic Paw Paw battle
field" viii be read with great inter
est by the surviving members Of old
Company b who are acquainted
in that section OF the country. and
the leading characters in the trag-
edv PICKET.
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Neu Connennara

tsh tBNnGEaltll
CaIrAso. pee. ia dispatch
from Miuncso. 20 the IG@eg says
a correspondents, in company with
three responsible gentlemen, visited
the Connemcra settlement, twenty
five miles from Morris, on Friday
and Saturday, and made a thorough
investigation of each shauty in that
colony, couversing with the unfortu-
nate people and their ncighb0rs.
There is $50 possible doubt Of the
misery aud destitution existing, and
the utter lcartlessncss and neglect
with which sepoor creatures have
been treated. Never has there been
seen in this country such sgualid
poverty, distress and suffering These
poor. ill-tfga;ed. half-starycd people
have gone To the priest IN charge
Father Ryan-for aid, and reported
the suffering, hunger and want, yet
. i'm every case they were turned away
with an-rv words and abuse instead
of food. medicine, clothing, fuel or
even sympathy. The colony Is sit
mated in Big Stone county, being
scattered nom 1--WE to thirteen miles
from Graccville. The coiouis;s ara
generally more intelligent. Cham It
has been made to appear Their
shant;os areabout y by l6 feet, VITA
s feet posts, boarded and battered
IN thereof, somciew havothelr ROOFS
shing!cd. All are sodded up 10 the
Clycs. They are cold, desolate and
arcUv. Some afcd.rtv butthcma-
ioriJy are clean. Aii have cooking
stove. aad 81 .ew dishes, but they are
I'm sad need OF beds and bedding.
Ou last Wednesday each house was
supplied with q few frozen potatoes.
These had been sentup by the bish-
op last month, but the priest hay-
ing refused to pay the freight, they
were lett on au unfinished station
and frozen. The writer has seen the
sick and the frozen, noted the lack
of food and scarcity OF fuel, and has
heard from reliable parties OF the
starving and wretched condition OF
these people y three month old
babe was I'm a cold shanty with
nothing bUta shirt made from a
flour sack to cover It, and another
child was warming Its hands on a
COW in the room. There were hands
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Suspected Murder

CANTON. O., December l5.-Simon
d. Kline, Of this city, died last Sat
urday, and when ihe funeral was
about 10 take place it was prohibited
by the Coroner, who was adviscd Of
suspicion in the case. Suspicion
pointed to the dead mans son Jo-
seph, law student. Examination
By pAysitians led T. the belief :hat
Kline's death resulted nom nor
phine, 1t was proved that the son
had bought hfeen grains Of NOR
phine. saying that a certain doctor
prescribed It, but the doctor in ques-
tion deried doing so. The theory
is that the sen. hclicyiuq IL to be his
fathers Intention ID uafly his
housekecper and thcrghY cut the
son out OF the inherittacehc expect
ed, resolved 10 prevent the mar
rage by destroying bis iataer
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Supreme Court Justice.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Judge "
B. Woods, who was nominated to-
day by the President to be Associ-
ate Justice Of the Supreme Court.
in place u Justice otong. resigned.
Is an Ghio man, although accredil-
ed to Georgia. lie now resides I'm
Atlanta, and his duties Is United
states Circuit Judge have been con-
fntd 10 GeotgiA asd neighhosina
Southern States. lie is the Judsc
who delivered. last summer. a rc-
maikable opinion in defense of Ger
tain revenue officers who had been
qrfestel in Georgia for having kilt
ed moOnshiner who shot at them
from ambush. He was a General
in the Union Army during the re-
beiiiqn il is possible that there
viii he considerable opposition To
his confirmation on tie part Of
southern Senators. Judge Woods
has been Circuit Judge about -
years, and The outcry which certain
Southern men are making against
his nomination springs doubtless
from the fact that he sentenced the
kuklux criminals rather than to the
fact that he was born in Ohio.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Starved to Death

New IogE, December 15.-The
death Of Bliss Martha Terhunc.
which occurred recently at Lodi
Bergen county, y. j., is attracting
considerable attention, especially on
account Of the assertions OF the rel
atixes oi the deceased that size had
starved herself Miss Terhunc was
% years OF aye at the time OF her
death, had never blen married and
had always le n regarded as cccen-
friC To a degree bordering on insani-
ty. When lJyears Of age she and
another companion broke through Il
bed il their sleep. which SO frighten-
cd Martini that shc ever since de
cliued to sleep on q bodstead. Miss
rerhunc weighed nearly two hun
drcd pounds at the time she began
heT singular fast, and lost very little
10 consequence. On the 18th of
September last, her mother, vino
was over 50 years Of aye, was strick-
en- with paralysis, which so shocked
Martha that she formed the resoiu-
ton not to eat any more. During
four weeks she partook only of the
minule>t nourishmeat, and then
cea to take food ait gethtr. At
the end oil seven weeks OF total abb
stinence, eleven weeks after begin
ming her fast. she died. The neigh
bors seem to place the greatest reli-
ance in the statements made BY the
relatives of the deceased. Mrs. Ste
phen Massey, who assisted in taking
cage Of Miss Terhunc, said: Il gave
her the last h6uthful to oai-s1ae
corn meal mush-iust seven weeks
before she died, Counted the time
by the almanac
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
OFFER EXTRAORDINARY
Dying for His Patient.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE funeral
services for DR.. ". F. Sanford. Of
Greenpoint. /. J., who died of diph-
liberia on Sunday morning. were
Yesterday performed in his native
place, Middletown, Conn. DR.. San
ford was only 80 years old, but Ee
had attained an eminent position i'm
his profession. All the people Of
GreenpOiut seem TO mourn his loss.
especially as hc lost his life In try
ing TO save that OF lis patient. Two
weeks ago Dr. Sanford was called I'd
the bedside OF q child suffering from
diphtheria IL was a very mali--
nant case, and DR.. Sanford watched
the child day and night. Al last
the air passages were filed up, and
the child would have been chokei
10 death had not It. Sanford. who
had mis- knife in haul, Immediately
made an opening IN tie wiudp'pe.
through winch. with a rubber tuye,
he drew out IT,. poisonous iuiG.
lie prolonged the lie OF the c.a.J
-or several hod-s by tAe opeTa.-a.
5u5 sacrificed lis Owh life. This
way OF conducting suchan operation
is regarded by all surgeons o7 eT-
tr-ueiy hazardous 10 the operator.
Three FreuCI surgeons axe known
TO have lost their lives in the same
way. Young Dir Hutchinson, tic
son of distinguished surgeon Of
Brooklyn, was The only american
victim. as far as known, prior to yhc
case Of DR. Sanford. 4 short time
after the operation, the poison WEIGH
had iu1culated DR.. SantOrd'5 blood
began to do It's work. As soon as il
was known that he was suffering
from diphtHeria all the allopathic
doctors IN Grceuport offered their
services. Two or taree were with
him continually. The patient bad
always been delicate, and this was
against him. If by strong nourisb-
ment he could be kept alive for q
certain number of days, 1t was
known that the crisis would be pass
ed and he would recover. Frozen
beef blood was introduced into his
stomach, and brandy was injected
under the skin. When the patient
was able TO swallow anything at all
he was given ice-cold champagne.
Food in the most condensed form
was introduced by every possible
means. But nothing could save
him, and he finally saidin a whisper:
1t, no Use, gentlemen: I've got to
go lie died of general weakness,
and did not live long enough to
reach that stage Of the disease in
which a surgical operation becomes
necessary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22

on I fF.'ay .as' 'ne .. house p'sSe1
'i'' ] ehSlo'. ol.l, IN. ne a''-oa", APP
propIl"'e' Is S'o,'J''''' "NioA I'M
llle'lse sum is maze necessary ny
'iie Yiii 10 pay arrears passed by tAe
last u, 'Cns5G'@. 3Ii .,,.,
| M ilel'e','y % % ''ile','sin' VINO mas
ci''''-e 0I ,i'e ''i'' 'Ai i'la'I'1n U.e ol'-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Mail Robbery

LANCASTER, Dec. lG.-G. ~. Hub.
ley, route agent between Philadel-
phia and Harrisburg who was ar
rested on Tuesday for rob5ing The
mails, was unfortunate in his selec-
ton Of az object of Illicit gain. One
OF the articles taken by him was q
fine gold badge belonging 70 Frank
Eshlemen. q student Of Franklin
and Marshal College, in this citv.
Itseems Mr.. Eshleman had loaned
his fraternity badge to young lady
IN Mount jog. She returned it by
mail, and en- route 10 Lancaster
purloined it. Mr.. Esh!e,
man was in Philadelphia yesterday
Tor the purpose Of identifying the
stolen Jewel.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
tnccndiary Attempts.


CLEVELAND, O.. December la
painstaking attempt was made las;
night to burn Sly Il Fuman's nicklt
plating works. Nineteen pals,
pans, cans aud crooks flied with
benzine and coal oil were distribut-
ed in al the rooms of the building,
and connected by a string and wire
~.th q cord leading to the basement.
The fire was started, thea the cnrd
pulled, but some Of the vessels fail
cd to upset. The flames were dis
covered at half past two O'Clock this
morning and exGnguished after a
stubborn contest. The loss is es-
timated at $1,000 to $1,000; insur-
ance $1,000. \ discharged employe
IS suspected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Fly heel Bursts.

new YoRK, Dec. 1.-THE large
ny wheel in the engine room ol
John Ettles kindlin. wood factory.
529 West Fitty-ffth street. to-day
burst Ia halt o dozen fragments.
while revolving ut q great rate Of
speed. One piocewas hurled through
the side utthc boiler, which WAS I'M
mcdiatciy exploded, scattering de
struction in every direction, Mr..
Ettles was terribly scaldcd by e.
Gaping steam. and will probably
die. Several employees hal mar
row escapes. Another piece Of wheel
whirled through the air. and falling
upon the roof Of tenement house No.
$50, Tenth avenue. crashed through
into the apartment Of Mrs. Bloomer,
whose family, however, escaped Uu-
injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
The uUGala Fire.

Bcw,lo, December l9.-Eigh,
bodic, have been taken from the
ruins otthc fire Of Friday. and have
been identified. The badly cLarrcd
remains Of two of the victims were
discovered to-day, and are supposed
to be those of the two Stout broth
ers. These remains we found by
accident, as they Ia near the side
walk. Nothing has been done as
vet 10 remove the ruins and dis
cover the bodies, although ,be debris
is cold and the work could be prose
cuted without hindrance. The orr
gin ci ,heGrc is i'm doubt, but il is
suppo.etto h2ye taken fire from an
oyer.ea:ed journal over which the
paUer passed, and becoming lgn.5el
Communicated to the chemicals,
yamishes. paints and coloyiucs used
In HaE;ng wall paper 1t viii be q
severe loss % thl Nossgs, BirLe IL
Sons, as ali the goods 10 be made
by ,hal mp 10 March had been
contracted for. The Mes rs B.Tge &
Sons viii tomorrow morning with
an organized gang OF men. begin 10
remove the debris and recover the
bodies that still lie In taa ruins.
They viii also voluntarily pay the
funeral expenses.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
/ 8ody in a T-gns

Ilrt~Bva5. D-a.a'.- IT,
night Chief Of Police pe1I-
been working on q ease that
find full dcvciJdmeat ia Phil
phia The story iu briefs
\ trunk was found ON ta.
g0iar 70 New C4stle from .a
morning which contained the
italy dec5mposed remlius Of
It was IT drst discovered tr
gJge-master Lecch by reason q.
strong CdoT Of chloride of l1u.
ing from it. lthJI come tra
GGelphia ou the express. arI
been transferred % the Tor. E
train FOR New Castle. Itw.,a.
brown trunk, marked ILAL
was checked 1j>, through
Philadelphia. Leeeh Motif !.
porintendenJ GriscJm.wI8H H4w
To be on the train. aad when
rived ut New Castle the trunk
examined. Although it uas --
open It remains there wee, bat
police are tracing back the c.g
expect iulI Development -o-
row.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Artemp; az Suicide

WASHINGTON, December l'-t
ex-District Attorney of Washing
while suffering from Jriir.uu
mems, attempted to commi. -1
by leIping from the dome Of I.
Capitol this afternoon, but bis e-
was frustrated by two Of the t-.
tol policemen. who observing
conditioa, followed BIN and a'
took him Just Is he had go-
~ She upl r. Iailiug ue5f 1-e.
de domc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Human EciEgS Sold.

Nsw YORK. Dee 1i.-A dispatch
from Lynchburg, Va. says "Threc
male negroes were sold at public
auction al Liberty, Bedford county
Yesterday. under an old vacrant law
by order Of magistrate, absolute
ownership ceasing at the expiration
of three months. There WAS no ex-
element whatever over the strange
sale, and but few bidders. No one
seemed inclined to be burdcned with
the care of the colorcd vagrants.
They were finally knocked down for
four dollars each; charity for their
destitute condition being the prin-
cipal motive of the bidders
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Great loss of Life.

BUFFALO, n. ! ., Dec. IA SER
ous fire, attended by heavy loss OF
life, occurred here this evening.
About 6 o'clock a fire was discover
ed in tie third story OF the immense
fve-story building owned by Geo.
". Tilt. on Perry street, occupied
/ by BirEe E Sons, wall paper manu-
F.. lacturcr.. About $50 men and boys
were employed at the time, the bus
mess demanding extra help. All of
them were at work. and in less than
twenty minutes after the alarm was
given the building was a mass Of
flames. The walls crumbled and
fe!l. and probably buried from -
to 30 employees. The doors to the
different rooms were hung to swing
iu, and each had heavy spring
closing it. thereby retarding the
cgre-s of the occupants. The build
ing was without fire escapes Of any
kind The terrified workmen took
to the windows, and many of them
escaped with broken bones and
l.l 1-.I: ,V!.-. g: a. ,,,..-,.
-. ''-., - -, - - -, -i' ','l -
7'9' '''''''o az I ~ -, 81 - ,J .I.a ,D
sank back su.Iocatcd in the smoke
and flames. One of the workmcn
In the fifth story WAS badly burned
and jumped to the ground the body
- ;Iir e'i' L7, i, IL s,,Tns5j To- he tbgt
. " 1;Ior,,. n; 49, ri.IiiP ~ ,faL0nc
.-,.I q 80 -. ;,r,,eJ tr,,, fha
60 -. c',.I -, ~. il;IfaJ W.,
5.' b., v.:. t.t,rI,, i,;nrad in tIc
Le.i 80 al.,i ;-,,..lriI,.. he in,1-,-
81 frl.t tj.. r.r-tL .,nr,;
q.. i,'-,-..f ,ra T,.,n f.r;a;n WIN
.,.,,..i ,r,-, ia t,nrtb .tr,..,. Ea
~ HI, s-., f-ol.sn rnl v5st,div
i,.,,-rd internally. Noses U,bo.y
h.. ,r,rtI1rpd Lv iro,ipg fr,,o frtb
.s.,ry. p'tr;.!, OFRr;tn badlv bl,rn-
nJ aLont tLe bssd ond reci. and
I'D an arm, Lroken EJward No
GnrnIirt ;nn,neJ from the fGh Aoor
snJ [r9s b@dIy rnf aboIt tbe baad O..
Vosas NaIons brotber If Holm
WsInno rhn ,rss i,iiI.J ;,n,naJ
- tbo f4L aoor and t,1c+,ir.i
~ ia.,onI LrnI,. Lis orr, MIL
G,nr'e9 ''i, i,ral,a his riEbt ia1 The
f.l,1,ri-,. ave- I.nag.r f. Eo T7issi,'a
and sn1nosad - he in the rnins
Sts',ban Unctett Nartin NcGea
potr. Gw1nJer Iobn and T,r5cs
s,ort brotbnrs and Jav Vol
Tbo aa,,ag noI,t w. con-, ,,,, ;catod 70
+la Trn;on lTaIt Honsn ad;o;ninr
ond sntLonronerty I'd II Tif77
-rI;cL ,,og dcstIorcd
Mo h~iId;nrg ,roro tbroo-sto,;es
:, bai,bt G6 foo+ IL al 30G fao+
innl, - cn,.a;,;ol, ,' s5fG91 wnrtb ~
ar,;n The nroner3r ri p Nannirg
;,.i1., -, ~, ba a'.+ir,,tnI 80 -
- 80 80 aaJ ~ ara ,;laood ~ - tni
~. g.. o. W Ter aa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
The Precious Metals.

WASHINGTON, December 15.-It
was ascertaincd ct the Bureau of the
Mint to-day that the mines Of the
United States have produced during
the last seven years about 52s0.0JJ.-
OJO Of Gold and S271 100000 OF sill
yer, an average production during
that timo of S1D,000.0J) OF gold and
S3S.150,O0J OF silver per annum.
About 9ji per cent. OF the gold and
6Ot per cent. of the silver found its
way TO the mints and assay offices
70 be converted into coin or bars.
The Director of the Mint. from q
careful consideration of all the data
at his command, estimates that the
amount of domestic bullion used in
the arts and manufactures during
the last fiscal year was about So
100000 Of gold and 100000 Of
silver, and that the total consume
ton in all forms was about $1,000
coo iD gold aud s5,0JJ,GJD in silver.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
Terrible Congagra;;ou.

BaaDToRD, Pr, December +
Fire in Olean last night J.-r
the Buffalo House, EN.Lu-
taurJut and three other .I..a
besides Nerri5ts's block. aCeu1a
sevar.l firms and SIX ftmi.ie-
reported that one woman H.
Children burned to death. Ta.
was caused by tic exp.o-..a
lamp in the Buffalo IIou-- ].
$1,000; Insurance. SlJt.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
\ Man C0nfcsses to Murder He
Did noJ Commit.

STEUBENvILLE, O.. Dec. 16.-Last
Friday the Sheriff of Taylor county.
West Virginia, telegraphed Governor
Foster that he had man in Jail
named jerks who confessed having
committed a murder in that county
four years ago. Prosecutor Cook, of
this county, vas notified, and it was
found that jerks had cut man
named Gilchrist up badly, and that
Gilchrist had died about three weeks
afterwards. To-day the physician
who attended him certified that Gil
christ died of natural causes. and
not from wounds received at jerks
hands. The jefferson county au-
tlaritits Jo!c1caphad the Sheriff of
Taylor county 20 release Tenks.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
ElOpeunen;.

CINCINNATI, Dee. lS,-A Fal-
mouth, h, Telegram states that on
Wednesday night Miss Artemus
Fields, diughter Of Layan Fields.
living six miles from Falmouth. At
tempted toelope with Robert Fnoru-
berry, but was overtaken BY her
father aad whipped home Night
before last they clopedagaia Fields
pursued to one Joseph Eliiott's
house, where Thornbery and Miss
Fields were. lie fired az Elliott. ac-
casing him Of aiding the elopers.
The only shot that took effect was
one that grazed his daughters elr.
The iu.itigea escaped