The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-16

a chance 81 lngenIousiy settle tne
war by appointing the belligercnt5
ne tellers and causing them 70 shake
hands over the bloody chasm. This
was greeted with laughter, andI
though the report was adopted there
was no further indication of trouble
on either side. The adoption Of the
report il hailed with general salts
faction among the acmbeTs Of the
/ House, as It will enable them to
dispose of many private measures
including pension bills. The vote
stood yes IA, no ~, the doughiaecs
deseTting the Sousherners as they
did in 81 aud went with lhe iepu3-
licans.
The city is already filling ug with
strangers who viii remain until after
the Inauguration. Stands are being
erected along Pennsylvania avenue,
from which the procession caa be
seen, and thirty eight arches are now
being constructed over this thorough
fare between the Treasury building
and the Capital, an arch for each
State of the Union. Il is said there
will be 10000 soldiers in line. The
ball tickets are selling fast ct Eve
dollars piece. Everything points
to the cf.indest Inauguration ever
witnessed in Washington.
Rev. DR.. ihco. Apple, Of Lancls-
ter city Pa. preached Sunday morn
ing for the Reformed Mission III
Sovereigns' Hall on Eleventh street,
of which Rev. Charles f. Soulag j.
pastor. DR.. Apple is general Sapes
intendent OF Missionsin the Elstern
part of the Reformed Church in the
United States, and has oversight Of
missions in Pennsylvania, Maryland
Virginia, Kansas, California, Ore.
gon, Sonth Carolina and Florida.
The particular object that he has in
view in visiting Washington at this
time is to inauguratc a movement
for the erection Of a chapel or sui.a-
bic house OF worship for this mis-
sion, the chapel to be built during
the coming summer. The doctor
thus far has met with an enc0urag-
ing degree of success. On Monday
Rev. DR.. c. L. Heilman, Of Somer-
SCI county, Pa, "a minister Of the
board, has come on 10 assist in
the prosecution OF this object The
board Of missions Has secured q very
eligible piece Of ground Oh 9Th street
near Senator CaGeron's magnificent
mansion, above Rhode Island ave
nue., for the new church, and is Plv-
ing it by contributions from the Re-
formed churches.
| These reverend gentlemen visited
the House of Representatives on
Tuesday and tool! peep at the
circus. What they saw and heard
in Washington | would suggest TO
DR.. Heilman as being a first class
subject for Il sermon at 81. Paul's
some Sunday morning, as know it
would be interesting to hear tie
Doctor treat of those "Brigadier'
legislators he saw lying around on
the Congressional sofas in the House
smoking their royal havInas and
putting their fumes up into the gal
leries occupied by the ladies'
DR.. Enfield, OF Bedford county.
has been spending several days this
week in the city. Hon 4. J. Meyers.
from Berlin, was here to witness the
electoral count on wednesday.
Miss Mary Snyder, OF Martinsburg
Bedford county, daughter Of Major
Snyder Of that place, is here with
her father, and viii remain until the
close of the present session OF Con-
gress.
Several persons were here also
from Everett, Bedford Co., on pen
sion business, but | was unable 10
get their names.
PICKET.