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xihiI;st Plot to Kin the Gar Fails.

PARIS, July 2f.-A st. Petersburg
correspondent telegraphs tonight
fresh particulars concerning the re.
cent plot to assassinate the Car. N.
Baronoff, the Chief of Police. had
received an anonymous letter sta
ting that on the 18th day of July
the Emperor of Russia was to be as
sassinated. The letter contained
nothing more. Baronoff made in
quiries in every direction, and ascer-
tanned that q young student had
committed suicide under extraordi-
nary circumstances, the man having
first run himself through with q
sword without injuring a vital part,
and then having lodged a bullet
with his revolver in his left temple
and finding himself still alive fred
again in his other temple and in the
gaping wound made by the sword.
This determined suicide awakened
NJ. Baronoff's suspicion. He found
the man apparently dead, bat, in
fact, still breathing ard in 4 swoon.
NJ. Baronoff, by the aid of the doc
cors, caused the student to come to
his sense and to speak. The student
declared that he had formed part of
p secret society of twenty Nihilists
who had all sworn to kill the En-
peror They had drawn lots and it
had fallen to his lot to carry out the
plan of assassination on the 18th Of
July. Nineteen daggers were sus-
pended over his head, and his broth
er Nihilists sworc to kill him if he
showed the slightest hesitation, but
Notwithstanding this threat his heart
failed him, and he resolved to die
by hiss own hand. Before commit
ting suicide he had written to II.
Baronof,, with the conviction that
one Of his fellow conspirators would
Immediately take his place. The
student lived until the 18th of July.
Before breathing his last he reveal
cd the names of his Nineteen broth
er Nihilists, who have been all Sc
cured by the police.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

cmcAGo, July 2i.-A pest that
resembles the army worm, and goes
by that name, though 10 sailstan-
tial differences between the two are
diseeEalahle. has inadc lis appear
ance in she 'oat iieids oT Illinois
The fail wheat vas seriously damag
cd BY tic severity of the winter.
and the spring WHEAT was retarded
by the Elteness Of the season. The
farmers haze bad to pIow up their
wheat fields to Il large extent and
SOW them in other crops in order to
get anything from the soil, and nowr
comes the army wcrm and devours
the oats. The worm is chiefly found
in the northern part of the State.
The rapidity with which it works is
shown in the statement OF one cor
respondent that field Of forty
acres Of oats was destroyed in forty.
eight hours. The worms appear to
be governed by considerations that
are unfathomablc, for they Will COM
pletely destroy one field of oats and
leave another field separated only
by a rail fence untouched. Unfor-
tunatcly, however, the fields left un-
touched are not very numerous.
In the fields that are ravaged the
worms discriminate carefully be-
tween the tender and succulent
stalks and those that are compara-
lively old and dry. The latter they
avoid. Estimates of the loss cannot
be made with any degree of aecura-
cy, as the worms are still at work,
and nobody knows what they may
accomplish before they get through.
It is impossible to tell exactly how
much damage they have done the
fields that they have visited, because
as just stated, they do not destroy
every stalk, and not till the crop is
harvested viii they know how much
in the rayaged fields WAS too dry to
suit them, but it is certain that the
damage is immense, and III VIII
county it is believed it cannot fall
below million bushels, and If the
worms move faster than the oats ri
pen the loss viii exceed that. Al
though oats are the favoritc food the
worms will not go hungry when
they can find none of this grain. In
default of oats they attack the young
and juicy c,rn stalks.
CHICAGO, July 21.-The Ereaiag
Journals Dcs Moines special says
the army worm is making terrible
havoc in the oat fields of Iowa. The
The harvesting of small grain has
began in some territories and the
crops which have been gathered in
will fall short of the actual seed
planted in the spring.
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BROTHERS as Strangers.

The Troy Times gives the follow
ing history of a case which is prop
ably without a parallel in the eoun-
try Mrs. Deborah Button, q widow
of North Adams, is the mother OF
seven children, who all lived to ma.
turity, the first death occurring a
short time ago. On the day of the
funeral two gentlemen stepped from
Troy and Boston train and wend-
ed their way together to the house
of mourning Total strangers to
each other, these two gentlemen
walked in company to their mothers
door, there to be introduced to each
other as brothers. They had been
living only twenty-six miles apart,
bat had not met in twenty.ninc
years, and no ill-feeling had ever
existed between them. These gem
tlemen were Dennis Button, farm
or, of Hoosick, and Levi Button, a
salesman in wholesale clothing
establishment at Albany.
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CCLLISGS.

THERE are now 400 creameries in
Iowa. The value Of their machinery
not including their buildings, is up
ward of 100000.
The front doors Of the new house
of William III. Vanderbilt viii cost.
including settings, $4,000. They
are of bronze, aud fac SMILES of
those of the Church of San Angelo
ut Rome.
ONE of the diamonds from the
necklace sent to General Sherman's
daughter, Minnie, by the Khedive
of Egypt, was stolen from Wm. C.
Henry, the brother-in-law Of her
husband, Lieutenant Fitch, in Troy,
N. y, a few days ago. Tie stone
had been reset in a breastpin, and
was valued at $500.
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pExx.s REMAINS.
10 sfAy IN j srpf wHicH III sELEef
Eb as 4 IAsT RESTING PLACE.

LoSpoa, .fuiy 2o.-On Monday
the committee appoiltcd by the
trustees OF Jordan's burial place met
Mr. Harrison, who is depnted by
the Governor and Legislature of Pa,
10 treat fnr the removal Of Penn =
remains. After discussing the sub
lcet with him the committee hand
ed reply, which was already pre-
pared, whereof the following is the
substance The trustees, after care
ful consideration, in n cosmopolitan
spirit deem it their duty to refuse
the application. The retired spot
where Penn's remains rest was Sc
lected by himself in the vigor OF his
life, and removal would be repug-
nant to the known character OF his
sentiments. The trustees have re-
ceived communication from influ-
ential friends and from most OF the
lineal descendants of Penn on both
sides of the Atlantic, desiring that
the proposal Of the Pennsylvania
I.egislai ire may not be acceded to.
They think that in carrying out the
project one link in the chain which
unites the two countries would be
broken. 1t is from no feeling OF
discourtesy toward the initiators OF
the movement that they are compel
ed to refuse the application, but
from a conviction Of the soundness
of the objections which they stat
ed. (Signed)
HENRY BRowN,
THEODORE HARRIS,
RICHARD LITTLEBoY,
JOHN 4. LITTLEBoY,
On behalf of the committee and
trustees.
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The Missing Bnllct Found.

The second bullet firedat the Pres
ident, and which grazed his arm,
was found yesterday in a lump OF
putty by German "glass-put-in"
man, who was in the depot at the
time Of the shooting. The bullet
broke three panes Of glass in his
box, but he did not find it till he
overhauled the box yesterday. He
took it to District Attorney Cork
hill, who identified it as the second
Of those fired at the President. The
position Of the glazier when the bull
let struck his box of glass corre-
spends precisely with the second
position of Guiteau rs described by
himself.
Colonel Corin;ll says that every
new incident con1rms the accuracy
OF the assassins- own account Of his
deeu. The glaz.er was under the
impression that tie bullet which
struck his box was e first one fir
ed, but Guiteau said his morning,
inreply to Col. Corkhill No; ii was
the second shot which missed. |
think | ought to know. l fired the
second shot as the President was
sinking, and so missed him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

Now that the New York Senatorial
vacancies have been filled, would it
not be the part of ordinary prudence
to convene the Senate and have that
body elect its presiding officer? AS
the Senate now stands the vote OF
the Vice President would secure the
election of a Republican, but in case
of the Presidents death, which
would Immediately devolve the office
upon the Vice President, he would
no longer be member of the Senate
and its control would pass into the
hands of the Democrats. This
would add much to the complica-
ton Of affairs, and would enable the
Bourbon obstructionists to deic 4
the policy of the Republican admin
istration. Although the President
is happily much better, yet the
alarming events Of Saturday show
by what a precarious thread he is
suspended between life and death,
and it would be only taking ordin-
arily prudential measures to guard
as far as possible against the troubles
that may ensue in case Of his death,
and the control of the Senate passing
into the hands of the opposition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27
Garrotcn and Robbed.

PIrsBJRGH, July 19.-About IL
30 last night, joseph McNally who
has clothing store at the corner of
Fourth aveEue and Wood street,
was walking past the corner OF
Diamond and Ross streets, when he
was set upon by three men, who
robbed him of q gold watch and
chain, valued at 500. They let
him go and he reported his loss to
the police. Officers Frecl and Coul-
son went out Immediately, and
found skinny" Ovler, a notorious.
thief, near the scene Of the robbery
lie was taken to the central station,
and in a short time the same officers
captured Joe kilrain, another crook,
after hard chase. They run him
from near Grant and Diamond into
Hardscrabble, where Freel caught
him. The other party suspected oil
the robbery was not captured.
Neither Kiirain nor Oyler had the
watch, but Oyler had a knife up his
sleeve.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27
4 Lady.s Suicide.

WILMINGTON, Del, July 10 Miss
Adelaide r. Boyd, aged twenty-six
years, the daughter Of DR.. John
Boyd, a retired physician, commit
ted suicide at her home in this city
by taking a large dose of strychnine,
from the effects of which she died
this morning. No cause is assign
ed for che commission of the rash
act except melancholy and fear of
poverty. Her father was in good
circumstances. She went to bed IN
evident good spirits and shortly af-
terwards was found to be dying
from the effects OF the drug. DR..
Boyd came to this city some four
months ago from Landenburg, Ches-
ter county, Pa, where he lived and
practiced ior many years.
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Mr.. Gladstone Sends sympathy to
Mrs. Garfield


WAsnlsoros. Iuly - Secretary
Blaine received this evening the iol
lowing despatch from Minister 10
we'll:
LoSDos, July y, 1881.
Blaine, Secretary, IIidsdiaGton.
cable text cf la date 2lst,
from Mr.. Gladstoi.c &. al.s. Garfield.
Original by despatch tomorrow.
LOWELL, Minister.
LONDON, July 2lst, 1881.
Dear Madam; You will, / am
sure, excuse me, though a per-
sonal stranger, for addressing you
by letter to convey to you the assur-
ances of my own feeling and those
Of my countrymen on the occasion
Of the late horrible attempt to muir
der the President of the United
States, in a form more palpable at
least than that of messages convey
ed by telegraph. Those feelings
have been feelings, in the first in
stance, of sympathy, and afterwards
of JOY and thankfulness almost COM
parable, and | venture to say, only
second to the strong emotions Of the
great nation of which he is the APP
pointed head. Individually | have,
let me beg you to believe, had mysfull
share in the sentiments which have
possessed the British nation. They
have been prompted and quicken
ed largely by what, / venture to
think, is the ever growing sense Of
harmony and mutual respect and
affection between the two countries,
and Of relationship which, from
year to year. becomes more and
more practical bond of union be-
tween us, but they have also drawn
much af their strength from a cor
dial admiration of the simple hero
ism which has marked the person.
al conduct of the President, for
we have not yet wholly lost the ca
pacity Of appreciating such an ex-
ample of Christian faith and manly
fortitude. This exemplary picture
has been made complete by your
own contribution to its noble and
touching features, on which | only
forbear to dwell because | am di-
rectly addressing you. | beg to
have my respectful compliments
and congratulations conveyed to
the President, and to remain, dear
madam, with great esteem,
Your most faithful servant,
w. E. GLADSTONE.
SECRETARY ELAINE REPLIES FOR MRS.
GARFIELD.
In reply to this, Secretary Blaine
tonight teiegraphed as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., July %, 81.
LosoeH, Minister london:
| have laid before Mrs. Garfield
the note of Mr.. Gladstone, just re-
ceived by cable. | am requested
by her to say that among the many
thousand manifestations of interest
and expressions of sympathy which
have reached her, none has more
deeply touched her heart than the
kind words of Mr. Gladstone. His
own solicitude and coincidence are
received with gratitude; but far
beyond tins she recognises that Mr..
Gladstone rightfully speaks for the
people of the British Isles, whose
sympathy in this national and per-
sonal aflliction has been as quick
and sincere as that of her own coun-
tryincn. Her chief pleasure in Mr..
Gladstone's cordial letter is found
in the comfort which it brings to
her husband. The President is
cheered and solaced on his painful
and weary way to health by the
many messages of sympathy which
in his returning strength he safely
receives and most gratefully appre-
ciates.
BLAINE. Secretary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

THE pension list, which now
amounts to 100000 annually,
bids fair to be s120,00o,000 next
year. The late Commissioner Bent
ley said that there are thousands Of
names on the roll that have no right
to be there, and in view OF its steady
and startling increase, it is high
time that the system was overhaul
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27
The Garfield Thanksgiving Day.

Governor Foster, Of Ohio, will
recommend to the Governors of the
States the suggestion Of Mr.. \. S.
Solomons, of Washington, to fix
October 10 as the national day OF
thanksgiving and praise for the res
toration of the President. This date
is the one hundredth anniversary OF
the surrender of Yorktown. Gov
ernor Foster says, however, that it
is just now too early. to seriously
consider the matter of fixing date,
and that, in addition, there are
many who deprecate any noisy eel
ebration or rejoicing such as would
be incident TO the Yorktown ami
yersary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

THE Senatorial deadlock was final
ly broken at Albany on Friday last
by an agreement of the Republicans
to go into caucus for the purpose OF
nominating a successor to Senator
Conkling. This caucus resulted ir
the unanimous nomination of Mr..
L. G. Lapham and he was accord
ingly elected by a full Republican
vote.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 49,
Greenleaf, small village in the
Cherokee Nation, about 80 miles
west of Fort Smith, was the scene
last Saturday Of one Of the most
horrible tragedies ever enacted on
even that sanguinary soil. The Creek
and Cherokee Indians held barbe-
cue on that day, preparatory to
nominating candidates for the an
nual election, which takes place next
Monday. AS usual on such occa-
sions, whiskey flowed freely as N.Y.
thical milk and honey flows in the
Promised land. Among those pres
ent were two full blooded Indians.
Bill Loytet and Deer Track. Be
tween these two persons and two
half-breeds named General Grant
and jim Sattcrwaite de1dly feud
existed, and when whiskey began
to circulate trouble commenced
brewing. In fit of frenzy Deer
Track made onslaught on General
Grant. Fighting became general
Immediately, and a hundred knives
and pistols flashed in the sunlight.
The combatants seemed like infuri-
ated demons and fought with des-
peration. Knife clashed against
knife, and occasionally a navy six
rang out. The fighters neither gave
nor asked quarter. For two hours
a bloody conflict ragged. At its close
seven dead and score Of wounded
its bitter and deadly earnest
ness. The full-blood frction remain
ed masters OF the field, and with
their usual savagery began the
work of nutilating the dead bodies
of their enemies. The heads Of Jim
and his father were sew
cred from their bodies and were
carried on poles in a procession
The bodies of the other victims
were horribly mutilated. No ar
rests have been made, nor are the
endeavorins 10 make
any.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

CoNKLING and Conklingism have
been eliminated from National poll
tics, gleefully shout a portion of the
selfstyled Republican press. Just
wait until the next election comes
around, and you will find these
same shouters dolefnlly inquiring
why Conkling is @sulking in his
tent" Mr.. Conkling's conduct is
indefcnsiblc in many aspects, but
this assinine kicking at the dead
lion is a pitiful piece of business.
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= Western Outrage.

ST. PAuI, Mimi, July 1S.-A re-
port has been received here that two
outlaws visited the camp of the Nu-
lie Lac Indians, near Atkens, this
morning and murdered the chief
and four Indians. The murderers
were arrested, and Agent Tibbett
has asked for instructions regarding
them, rs there was much excite
ment. The Governor answered
that they should have a prelimina-
ry examination before magistrate
and then be brought to st. Paul or
Minneapolis for safe keeping and to
call for State aid if necessary.
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fension.

THERE are now Republican,
Greenbaek and Prohibition candi-
dates for Congress in the Second
district of Maine, to fill the vacancy
caused by the election of Nr. Frye
to the United States Senate. The
Democrats have yet to put candi-
date in the field.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

AFTER all the daily bulletins from
Washington, giving assurances of
the Presidents Improved condition,
the dispatches of Saturday announc-
ing relapse, fell upon the people
like the news of the first repulse at
Bull Run, creating a panic of appre-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27
September next

A prominent citizen of Springfield,
candidate Bookwalter's home, offers
six separate bets Of $500 each, max
ing $1,000 in all, that the candidate
viii carry neither his own ward,
his own township, his own city, his
own county, his own Congressional
district, nor the State.
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\ Town Dsvasssa.

EAST SIGANAw, Mich, July 49,
Vastaburg was visited by q great
conflagralion yesterday, in which
$4,000 worth of property was de-
stroyed. The entire western por-
ton of the town, depot buildings.
! 10000 feet Of lumber ard about
l2,e3o,000 s!liugles were destroy
ed.
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4 Murderer Killed.

Denver, July 1S.-The Los We
gas, N. M. Gazette has positive in
formation that "Billy the Kid the
notorious murderer and outlaw, who
for several years has been the ter
ror of New Mexican cattlemen, was
on the 18th inst, killed by Pat Car
rett, Sheriff of Lincoln county. Gar
rett has been on his trail sometime.
On the 14th he overhauled him in q
cabin at Fort Sumner and shot him
dead. The Kid was native of New
York, and his real name was Me-
CarthY.
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THE Inter Ocean saws: Mr.. Bo

The Inter Ocean says: Mr.. BOOK
WALTER, the present Democratic
candidate for Governor of Ohio,
was a consistent Republican until
1872. He then went with the Gin
cinnati Commercial, Chicago and New
York Tribunes' crowd over to the
Democratic party. Hestayed there.
Unfortunately the other fellows did
NOT
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

HoN. JonN CESSNA, Chairman OF
the Republican State Central Com
mittee, has issued q call for the
meeting of the State Convention, for
the purpose of nominating candi-
date for State Treasurer, at Harris
burg, on Thursday, t'.e Sth day of
September next.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

TIE Trustees of the Pennsylvania
State College, in Centre county, have
established fifty free scholarships in
the college-one for each Senatorial
district. Any boy 10 years old or over
can be candidate for the scholar
ship Of the district in which he lives.
There viii be a competitive exam
ination, but Senator will have the
privilege Of selecting any one of the
candidates who is qualified. APP
plicants will be examined in the
common English branches, physi-
cal geography, higher algebra as far
as quadratics, four books Of geome-
try and United States History. The
scholarships viii entitle the holders
to fourye free tuition. and will free
them from the other college charges,
such as room rent, fuel, etc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

HoX. I. W. DAVIES, Senator from
Bradford county, and Hon. Geo. V.
Lawrence, of Washington county,
are mentioned as candidates for
State Treasurer, before the next Re-
publican State Convention.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-27

THE Prohibitionists Of Ohio have
placed full State ticket in the field,
and adopted a platform favoring a
total prohibition of the manufacture
and sale Of spurious liquors, includ-
ing wine, ale and beer.