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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-06
4 Strange Reunion OF Husband and
Wife.

Col. Albert C. Pelt0n. who has a
twenty thousand acre ranch near
Laredo, Texas. for many years be-
lieved that he held a divine COM
mission to kill Apache Indians.
When young he married a beauti
ful Spanish girl, and was living very
happily, until one day, when with
his wife, her mother and twenty
soldiers from Fort Monroe, where
he was in command, they paid a
visit to the hot springs. While
they were enjoying bath, band
of wild Apache Indians attacked
the party and dispersed the soldiers.
He saw his wife and her N other fall,
pierced with poisoned arrows, and
he was himself wounded, and only
escaped by hiding himself in the
river beneath an overhanging rock.
He regained the fort, and recovering
from his wound, conseerated him
self to the work of revenge. He was
always ready to lead any expedi-
ton against the Apaches. At one
time, with ten companions as dar-
ing as himself, he penetrated one
hundred miles into the mountains.
At last he swooped DOWN pom the
Apache camp, and the Indian braves
fled in dismay before the fire of the
Henry rifles in the hands of the as
sailants. None were left save the
women and children, and at this
moment white woman rushed for
ward, and exclaiming "Spare the
women - sanl, fainting to the ground.
The Colonel ON raising her up dis
covered that she was blind. He
asked how she came there among
the Apaches, and her reply conyinc-
ed him that she was his wife, so
long mourned as dead. The Apach-
es had carried the wounded woman
away with them, but the poison
from the arrow caused an infamma-
ton of her eyes, ending in blind
ness. OF course, there was JOY in
the old ranch when Col. Pelton got
back with his wife. and the recol-
lection of that happy event has not
yet been forgotten, though many
years have since elapsed.
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4 TERRIFIED TORNADO.
Plays sad Havoc IN 'cw Hampshire.
Growing Crops of Iowa Damaged by
Rain Lightning Causes a loss
Of y:;..OJo

FgsyELIs, n. H., June 29.-A
destructive tornado struck this vii
laee about 4 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, ATTENDED with tempest OF
rain and bail and almost incessant
thunder and lightning. Hail stones
many more than an inch in diane
ter tcll in great numbers and spread
ruin everywhere. Half the houses
in the place had their windows
shattered. muItitudes Of chimneys
were swept away, trees uprootedi,
and gardens everywhere ruined.
The damage seems mainly TO have
been confined TO this village, and
the valley for Il mile or two each
side. The path of the tornado was
not more than two miles WIDE.
Many buildings were badly dam
aged. among them the Methodist
church of West Franklin. by the
aooS of rain and hail, which pour
cd into them through the shattered
windows. The Catholic church
was moved six inches on its found
alton. twisted and badly damaged.
4 two-story house, together with a
barn and sheds, belonging to David
h. Brown, was blown down, and
George II. brakes new house was
lifted and turned several feet from
its foundation, leaving it complete
wreck. Freight cars at the North
ern railroad depot were blown oil
the track. Great damage was done
throughout the town by the furious
sweep of the rain, though the storm
lasted scarcely fifteen minutes. At
II o'clock last night another furious
storm occurred, accompanied by
much thunder and lightning, the
rain falling in a perfect deluge for
t,go hours.
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Shoots His Companion.

JERSEY CIrY, July AT late
ho1r last night, as Neill Kennedy
and Joseph Davitt, both aged twelve
years, were playing together, Ken
nedy drew Il revolver and shot
Davitt IN the right side, inflieting a
dangerous wound. Kennedy then
threw his revolver into the canal
and ran away. This morning Da-
VT Is SO low that the attending ply
the bullet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-06
4 Tank Bursts.

CINCINNATI, June 30.-The scene
ut Prices Hill, near this city, where
the water works tank broke at mid
night, is one of perfect desoiation.
The tank held between tws and
three million gallons of water, ard
was finished only fifteen days ago,
for the purpose Of supplying The
western hills with water. The first
notice was several loud explosions
like artillery then the water came
rushing down the hills, sweeping
everything before it. The tank was
half-inch steel, and the remains are
twisted mass near where it stood.
Had it been swept down the damage
would have been much greater.
Fine residences on the hillside were
badly damaged, and one swept en-
tirely away. The tank cost $4,000.
and is total loss. Damage to
property is over s25,000. No lives
were lost, though there were many
narrow escapes. Ex-Police Commis-
sioner Pat Hogan was swept into a
vault, and rescued with difficulty.
The water, in washing down the
hill, took a course where there were
few houses.
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CITY or MEXICO, June 2S.-Fur-
ther particulars of the horrible ac-
cident on the Moricas railway have
been received. Recent heavy rains
caused freshets which undermined
the supports to the bridge over the
San Antonio river near Mailpois.
When the train CARRYING 4 battalion
of soldiers attempted to cross the
structure it gave way and the entire
train was precipitated down a steep
embankment. Part of the train
consisted of freight cars loaded with
alcohol. This set fire to the entire
mass of wreckage and everything
was consumed. One hundred and
ninety-two privates and thirteen
officers are known to have been
either killed outright orslowly roast
ed to death. Fifty other persons
were fatally or seriously injured.
The bridge was known TO be unsafe.
but was nevertheless continued in
use. The road is a narrow guage,
built entirely by Mexican capitalists.
and was first opened to the public
on the 10th inst.
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Railroad Bed Washed Away.

BUFFALO, June 29.-The recent
heavy rains caused slide in the
road5ed of the Buffalo, New York
and Philadelphia railroad, at or near
Protection, about thirty miles from
this city, early yesterday morning,
wrecking working train, instantly
killing Chester Bates, probably IA
tally injuring Fred. Sizer, iniuring
William Tuff, and demolishing a
tram consisting of twenty-seven
cars OF coal. The roadbed for a
long distance is in a very bad con-
diuon, and the bed being largely
composed of gravel and sand, the
Work OF repairs was difficult one.
The damage is estimated at. over
$1,000.
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Prisoners Escaped.

UyIoNTows, June 30.-Quite an
excitement was caused here this
afternoon by the cry THE prisoners
have escaped y The occasion of it
was the fact that eight prisoners,
confined in .he county Jail, had eff
fected their escape. Five of them
were strikers arrested for riot in the
coke region and were to be tried at
September court. Deputy Sheriff
Messmore succeeded in capturing
one of them. The rest are still at
liberty. \ large posse are in pur-
suit OF them. This is the second
time prisoners have escaped since
the presentsheriff has been in charge,
but it is entirely the fault Of the
Jail building which is very inse-
cure.
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The Presidents Future Movements.

WATIIISGToN, June 29.-President
Garfield viii visit Clyde, Ohio, on
the 22d day of July, TO be present
at the unveiling of the McPherson
statue. Arrangements had been
made for holding the annual reun-
ion of the Presidents old regiment
the Forty-second Ohio-at Gallon,
O., in the latter part of August, but
the time has been changed to the
23d OF July, in order that the Presl-
dent may be able to be in attend
ance on both occasions without
making 4 second trip to the West.
This change of date was made to-
day at conference between the
President and Marshal Henry and
several other prominent members Of
the Forty-second Ohio Association.
CONCORD, n. H., June 29.-COm-
mittees to invite President Garfield
to Concord were announced by the
House and Senate TO day, and a tel
egram in accordance Herewith has
been sent to the President.
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'ropa haiaedbrn...

WnHrfi. KS. i'm.
The most severe r''@ ''.e
storms, aeeoiopinied '
known her. visi,ed T. z ia |
Friday ! r night. Five iI.l. ipsl.
ieil i dar'us the pahi q
which have since com. ~
a sre'i9n q countrr s
az. y miles long. n,
river valley. wes, Of s
very great damage. r., "a
acres Of wheat, corn s,..5 Il.
cut down =. level with t.,@ ''i''' T., 90
the hail even tie pr,i....
mown clean. Orchard.
vi, vines were stripped of !. .'
The wheat just stacked
and many buildings we,. a'i
Only one death i G o.,., g
p. fendergast, who va.
lightning while standir,
dow. Another storm r.. +
vae swept over aboa. "A.
gion Saturday niebt s,,l ~ +. g
additional damage. D q
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CINCINNATI, June q
been decidedly the Eoe.
The thermometer ranged
~ in the shade, and tbe,;.t- ;.- (.
oppressive and sultrv r..
afternoon 4 number Of ie
ers fell, accompanied J., b
and tonight the Temperate.
pleasant. The wires have
bad condition all dav All
dispatches to nigh. sbo~
heavy wind and rain .;or
ed over a large portion o.
forenoon.
At Springfield the storm
this morning. Arnong NJ 4
were a portion Of Tie a.
buildings. A carpenter or
on a new house was blorT
ground and suffered fatal
At Columbus the root er1
car works was blown off a, +.
end OF the build.ue
The Panhandle rouad:lag..
Scraper works were al.oIsl- |
aged.
Advices from points ia FL.
western part Of tie Sr.
same story OF dcstfgetig.
trees, fences and crops.
At Lancaster tie damar
severe in the south part of
The freight depot Of the ]Is.
Valley Railroad had tie boa.
off and a part Of the wall
The roof and one side Of
house OF the same road s
blown of. The whole tn
large building Of the Hoeki,
Manufacturing Company =
off and part Cf the wall bi
A large frame building Of
O'Hara, just under ROOT. 81
pletely wrecked.
At Marietta nine littla gis
ming in a floating BATH.
escaped drowning, the Jaa |
being blown to pieces. Na
es and barns in the country 3
rooted.
The storm was very seres
Lexington. Parry county
1t is impossible to es.ia
damage. but the points &
show that 4 wide belt ot
across the State has been VA
a storm more or less ser
crops, especially wheat.
damaged.
No loss OF life Is .epGt5s
rs noted above.
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Wreck ia u Storm.

CHICAGO, June 29.-During the
storm at 2:40 o'clock this morning
a fatal accident occurred ON the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroau at Hinsdale, III. Il heavy
freight train had been divided into
two sections, and when near IIins-
dale, the first section became un-
coupled, and the tsain stopped.
The second section came along,
and although the lights were all in
their places, so vivid and binding
was the displap of electricity that
the engineer could not see them un-
til he was almost on top of the ca
boose at the rear of the first section.
He tried to stop, but too late, and
his engine crashed into the eaboose,
killing J. G. Smith, of Charlton, Ia,
and \. J. Evans, of Pleasantville,
Cal, and injured another train hand.
The caboosc and ear were wreck
cd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-06
Complete Wreck.

CoLUMDUs, Ga, June 29.-At 2
O'Clock this afternoon the passenger
train on the Southwestern Railroad.
bound for Macon, was completely
wrecked near Geneva, the engine
alone remaining. 1t was caused by
a broken rail. Among the seriously
injurrd are Rev. J. @. A. Cook, OF Col
umbus; Rev. Otis Glazebrook, of
Macon, and three other prominent
citizens.
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Iowa Republican C1nEea

DEs AloINEs, June 29-E
publican State Convention a
day, with every county rsr#
Hon. John Y. Stone presil7-
first formal ballot for G0vsz
suited: Sherman. 4lG; In
36S; Horton, 145: Camps
Kimball, Il. While the z
ballot was being condurd 8
counties changed their vo.s q
scene of excitement en-G
Secretary finally foundtha,Sl-
had 513 votes, and the ClE
announced him nominate. I.
was demanded that the b
verified, which was done z
suit was: Sherman, 500; l--.
450; Campbell, %; HG1
This was within one vote q. 2
nation for Sherman, and TIA
was intense excitement AI
confusion that prevailed In
name was withdrawn and =
declared the nominee by 81
ton. J. II. Manning. Of o
was nominated for Liea-G
ernor on third ballot. AlEI
nominated for Judge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-06
WIND AND rnUsDER.
Death at the Plough.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jue 27.-In-
formation has just reached here of
the murder of James Anderson, in
Clark township, Pike county. An
derson had been ploughing in a
field, and failing to return for din
ner, search was made for him. His
Mortified relatives found his body
in the Geld perforated with buck
shot. Near by was a screen con-
structed by the assassin, behind
which he stood and fired the fatal
shot. Circumstances point strongly
to Richard Johnson, an unmarried
neighbor Of the victim, as the prin-
cipal, and James Johnson, Robert
Fsters, and q son Of the latter, as &c.
cessories to the crime. All the par
ties are now in custody awaiting
examination. The motive for the
deed is said to have been revenge
ON account of Anderson's having
"homesteaded" land wanted BIZ the
supposed murderers.
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Charged with wife Murder.

PITTSBURGH, June 2S.-There was
an inquest yesterday on the body o.
Mrs. Mary Taylor, who died f:om
injuries inflicted by fragments of q
railroad torpedo exploded by her
husband, who is railroad engineer
1t was shown that Taylor had done
the same thing to a man on the AL
legheny Valley railroad and that he
had threatened to kill his wife and
frequently said he would be hung
on her account. The coroner's Jury
found that Taylor was guilty OF
willful murder.
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Stage Robbery.

ALAMosA, Col, June 3o.-At Y
O'Clock on Tuesday night Sadder-
sons stage from Lake city to this
place was robbed by two masked
men ten miles west OF Alimosa.
There were five men and one wo-
man in the coach, and the robbers
secured between $500 and 5000 from
them. 1t is not known how much
they secured from the mail and
treasure box of the coach. There
is no clue to the robbers.
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Severe Storm in Iowa.

BURLINGTON, Iowa. June pa
severe storm prevailed here for sew
eral hours early yesterday morning,
doing additional damage to the
growing crops. Corn in many
places IN southwestern Iowa is in a
bad condition., and some localities
on lo0, fat land almost total fail
ure. The lightning set fire to Dun
worth's large barn, one of the finest
IN the county, in the suburbs. Loss,
$1,000.
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picuro-Pneumoniain int the State.

Pleuro-pneumonia has broken out
among Pennsylvania cattle. Herds
in York and Delaware counties have
been affected. In both cases the
cattle came from Maryland. Coin
cident with the announcement Of
this report comes the declaration
from the Auditor Generals Office
that the commonwealth will not pay,
as has heretofore been done, for
those diseased cattle which may be
killed by order of the States Off
GERS.
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Destructive Toraad

MooRE's, June 29--A "
great severity passed owe, u. Y. i
part of Delaware county ~
noon, dong considerable dl'-. ? !.
this vicinity. The roofs p u. :
houses we're blown OF. AMI y. =.
grain fl, Ids in its tr4eA ". =.
waste. ] course was iIo-i, p 4.
south AZ about 2 hai
width.
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Drowned in the Sound.

New YoaK, June 30.--A Watching
party OF seven left here Monday for
a pleasure excursion up the Sound.
On Tuesday evening, off Bridgeport,
Conn, squall struck the vessel,
eapsizing her, and five of the party
drowned. The names Of the lost
are as follows: II. NJ. Johnson, aged
%, entry clerk III Z. NJ. Benjamin. s
silk importing house, Nos. % and
% Greene street Wm. Seely, aged
Il, errand boy in the same estab-
Herman Eddy, aged 90,
book-keeper in the Shipping office,
now Bowling Green VIM. Edmund
son, aged IS, ship broker; Miss Fan
ME Campbell, residing on West
Tenth street. Those who escaped
We're Michael Tomkins. sailing mas
ter, Brooklyn, and Wm. b. Palmer.
salesman, in Benjamin's establish
ment.
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They Perish Together.

ATLANTA, Ca, June 29.-At Ro-
gers mill, Barlow unity, Mrs. Mrs.
John Middleton was accidently
knocked of a ferry boat. Her hus-
band jumped to her rescue and
both were drowned. They were
found locked in each others arms.
They had been recently married.
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Great Lands!idcs III swit1d

LONDON, June "a q.
from Geneva to the Tma ST
great earth slip Is IN prosT.@. !.
Sigriswell, in the canton q 2
Switzerland, above the @
Thune. \ stretch Of land o. Z
arc meadows and houses :
" slipping down toward T..
Thirteen hundred sheep VII.
shepherds have been oyeIs-s
by an avalanche near Briggs
canton of GrisOns.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-06

NEW I'oeE. Jane - Ia
yer and Rio Grande kalii,-
pany IS advertising IN y, IN X
land, Scotland and Na-,'
thousand laborers to wen v
railroad extensions IN ''.
Utah. Tie company ha' ,.5 . /.
ed an English agency y. e, la,
two years contracts "''n n.-i-.
at their own homes -.
give them steady wen 49,
wages and VITA slI'sl''., sl'.,...,.
the day they report '''.'
Denver or Pueblo.
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Poisoned by Bologna ''''

lVnKEsBARRE, Pa ,al,ss 7a
Thirteen Huagarians' 81 le,s
the mines at Driiion. .a- ..,,s Is.
poisoned BY eating beioSi'5il ..S 5a b.
Five were reported ut1u ids q
1t is ascertained that oss,f +. isa
sausage they had d'aii1 4 "a d
cohol. The doctor I es
however, that the poison
bologna.
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LoxDov, June 29--At i-s
shire Sessions to-day the Nay
Townshend was fined
costs and bound over % &c,
peace for twelve months f., =
whipping Lord Edward 7. = :.
Colonel Nepeau and NJ =
Ellis, who abetted the assam
fined e1G0 pounds eleh. ".
Thyme had abducted the y
of Townshend's wife.
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, Judge Briggs lately sentenced j.
.: s:ea Cummings, q young man, to pay
sooO iine and undergo three years
Imprisonment for committing fell
s;.,, Hnloas assault and battery upon a
little girl aged Z years.
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ISRAEL LIMERICK, OF southampton Twp.
For the second time in our histo-
ry the nation has been appalled, by
dastardly attempt to assassinatc
the Chief Magistrate.
THE people stand to-day horriiied
and confounded at the inexplicable
and desperate deed, that shames hu-
manity, and casts a shadow upon
our liberal and enlightened govern
ment. The brutal assassination of
the beloved Lincoln was the black
est page in our National history, and
while every passing day has since
added to tie cxecra6on Of that fear
full crime, and the people have not
yet ceased to mourn over the loss
they then incurred, they are again
startled by a repetition of the impi-
Gus deed.
Standing upon the threshold Of
an administration to which the peo-
pie looked forward with hope and
an abiding confidence in lis ulti-
mate results, with the country pros
porous, happy and undisturbed, the
voice of party strife hushed through
out the land, no question Of moment
distracting the councils ofthe Nation,
or irritating the people, General Gar
field, esteemed and beloved, secure
in public confidence, and apparent
" blessed among men, was stricken
down by the accursed hand ofan as
sassin. Terrible as is the deed and
momentous as may be the consequen-
ces, we thank God that it was the
act of single madman. There was
no reason, no motive melting the
dreadful deed; diseased mind, or
insanity could alone lead to such a
crime.
The attempt to attribute it to
some political cause, or inspiration,
is too shocking, too monstrous, to
cmanate from any other than the
basest source. The American people
have not yet descendedso low in the
scale of depravity, and the bare inti-
nation of such q thing is q foul libel
upon the moral sense and good
name of the nation.
The people everywhere viii pray
that the life Of the President may
be spared to crown his illussrious
career, with further works Of patri-
otism, and wisdom, and fidelity to
the principles Of government of
which he has been 50 able an adyo-
cate and is so brightan exemplar.
As he said TO the nearly crazed null
dtudein New York, when the mar
tyred Lincoln Cell before the pistol
Of the assassin: God reigns and
the Government at Washington still
lives"
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Opening Elements.

CHICAGO, June ga dispatch
from Keokuk, Iowa, says; During
the terrible storm of yesterday morn
Ing, fire, supposed to have been
caused by lightning, destroyed a
row of the best business houses in
the neighboring cit of Alexandria.
The people were wild with excite
meat and sent to Keokuk for aid,
which was dispatched to them in the
form of an engine and a hose reel.
The loss will amount TO 900
insured for $4,000. The storm also
did damage at Memphis, Luray and
other points in that section of Mis-
sOuri.
WIND AND THUNDER.
The terrible wind and thunder
storm broke over this city between
2 and 3 o'clock this morning, level
ing treesand telegraph wires. Com
munication with New York was
not restored until noon. There are
no particulars of the damage vet.