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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-06
Tao EilslIiss trials.

81. PgrEasnvnc, March 3)-'fhe
Minister of Justice Is ogerwileined
~i..i applications for admission to
the trial Of Tie Nihilists Certain
repre- seEtatiyeg Of the press sill
probably be admitted OF conditions
ofcopfining their reports TO the cx-
teTnai circumstances o. the case,
while many repres,. i;ftIves of for
eign journals many of whom have
come here especially for the occa-
sion} have not yet heen able to see
the Minister regarding admission.
Many applicants viii doubtless be
disappointed. Al Eve of the pris-
.oaers viii be charged with belong
ing to secret society for subverting
the existing oy.lsr efthings and with
completely in the assassination of
the Emperor.
Public curiosity centres in the fe-
malo iFisoner, Sophie Pieoifsky
whose arstocratic connection, social
position ontl superior education ex-
cite general wonder She is the
daughter OF former Provincial
Governor and a ME, e 10 an officer
cf his rank in the army. Accord
iu. 20 the confessions of P;eoiisky
and Jelaboif, they both knew, and
they alone, OF the attempt to be
made on the Cars life, and the time
and place. Their fellow-eonspira-
tors Ia London and elsewhere only
knew in a general way that another
attempt would be made. Rousakoff
was only inlormedo what was requir-
ed Of him on the day of the murder.
Jelaboh, the chief director of the
matter, having been arrested two
days befor, Pieof5ky became the
guiding spirit, and sent Russakoff
and the other murderer with the
bombs to the stations assigned
them.
RussakoG protests tllathc was not
in any way admitted to the coln-
ellis OF the conspirators, but was
merely a fellow worker. He asserts
that the Nihilists latterly have had
no money that there was consider
able disagreement among them, and
they would have dispersed had their
last attempt failed. Russskof seems
to be q Nihilist pure and simple,
having no project and desire beyond
the destruction Of the existing or
der Of things. Pieodsky and Jela-
botf avow that the object of their
cxcrtions was to teTrorize the ooun-
try, disarrange the machinery OF the
Government and bring about, ii pos
sible, { socialistic republic after the
pattern of the Paris Commune. The
other two prisoners, Michaelof and
the woman iIeltmann, seem of less
Importance. Both refuse to answer
the charges made against them.
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New YoRK, March 81 - The
Times says: This story is often told
in and about Richmond of an inter
view said to have occurred Just ai-
ter Lees surrender between Secrela-
ry Stanton and Major Drury, conf
mander of Drury's Bluff, at the
time OF the attack upon it by the
Union feet in May, 1862. The
Major, who had been a dry goods
merchant i'll Richmond before the
war, and who is common sense
man Of the world, knowing that all
further resistance was vain, went at
once to Washington to see the Sec
retary of War. Very doubtful
whether Stanton, always stern and
usually overbearing, would see him
if he knew his name and mission,
he went into the Secretary's private
Office unannounced. In his pres
ence the ex-rcbel, without any pre-
amble said "Mr. Secretary, i am
Major A. Ii. Drury, OF Richmond.
| have fought against the Federals
as well as | could for four years.
But now the war is over, and | want
to go to work again. l have hun
dreds of acres OF wheat land on the
James. they have been sadly ne
elected all this time, and they need
my immediate attention. We have
been whipped, and | have got sense
enough to know it. Now that peace
has come | want my pardon"
"On what grounds 2" inquired
Stanton, severely.
First, on the grounds of having
had fighting enough secondly, be-
cause have helped to improve
your navy by showing you how
poor wooden ships are in action.
After l had driven off the Galena,
Aroostock, and the other vessels, you
began to build iron boats, and made
your navy what it ought to have
been at the start. You oSe me
pardon for the valuable information
/ furnished TO your cause"
Stanton relaxed as the Major
went on, and finally, pleased with
his candor and boldness, invited
him to call the next day at GER
tain hour. Drury was prompt.
The two had a long talk, the Secre-
tary gaining much needed inforlna-
ton about the South, its condition
and prospects, and handed the Vir-
glnian his pardon,
The MAJOR kept his word. lie
went to work Immediately, and nas
continued to work ever since with
out troubling himself about politics
or political theories. If more OF the
Southerners had initiated this ex-
ample the South would be in far
better condition than it is to-day.
He was, we believe, much blamed in
Richmond for what was termed his
precipitance in suing for Federal ia
vor, but the results have shown his
wisdom, if not his patriotism.
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tIaaasssee Tobacco

LANCASTER, March 3i.-Last week
was , brisk one in the Pennsylvania
tobacco market aal the present one
promises to surpass it in the num-
Der of transactions. This is partial
iy due to the anxiety of farmers de-
String to meet thei. f,rst nf April OBJ
legations and buyers being well
awass af this faet are proportionate-
iy plentiful to strike bargains. A
great many sales were made in va
rious sections Of Chester county,
and prices, as usual, compare favor
bly, with those received by Lancas-
ter county raisers Nerly all Chcs-
ter county tahacco continues to be
shipped 10 Lancaster county. 1t is
impossible to toll what proportion
of the local crop has been bought
and what proportion delivered. Ii
IS said, by hackers who have secur-
ed pretty near al they wunt ,hai
the cream of the crop has been Sc
cured and that they have in Their
warehouse as fine leaf as was ever
grown in Pennsylvania. These
lucky packers say that their COM
pstltafs vino came TO the field later
and who are paying from II to i
cents for the best they can. are real
ly paying more for their tobacco, as
FER quality. than the early purchas
urs.
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CoUScu BLUFFS, Iowa, March 81
"A serious accident occurred on
the Rock Island road, near VALIANT
this county, yesterday. 4 construe-
ton train cellided with freight
train west bound, demolislang the
cars of the construction train includ.
ing the caboose. In the latter were
% employees, all of whom were more
or less injured and several probably
fatally the latter including Henry
johnson, Theo. Chapman, engineer
of the construction train; Frana
Rakestrand, engineer Of the freieh;
train, Fred Sauke, Mix Daley, J.
Draper, J. Sharp, II. BlIler and
Sam Perry. The accident was the
result of the failure Of All operator
to place a signal for the East freight
to stop at valiant
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LOWELL, Mass, March 81 .-IIaf-
lem r. Hale, Of Waterford. VI, was
arrested in this city this afternoon
for attempting to poison Miss z. =.
Sanbora, daughter OF Page SsEbosns
by putting strycinine IL tlic water
to be used in making tea The bitter
taste Of the ssrvchnine was detect
ed before any Of the tea WIS swal-
lowed by Miss Sanborn. Her niece
swallowed a small quantity. but
not enough to make her SEX The
attempt WIS made last Saturday
aiterni OF. at which time Hale made
two visits to the house. lie bad
been paving attention to Miss Sah-
born, but she treated his advances
with col,incss, refusing 20 regard
him rs anything more than friend.
On one Of the visits MINED he vent
into the kitchen Of Mrs. Sinford's
residence to get a drink Of water,
and it is supposed that he put
strychninc in tie kettle at that time
Hale purchased revolver on Sat
urtIav, and it was taken from him
when he was arrested. lie denies
having attempted TO take Miss San
fOr.ls life.
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A Flood,

Sioux err. a., April Tile
Missouri river made 3 l@rther rise at
this point, but it has fallen s,boa.
two feet this morning. The rise
was owing 10 the formation Of an
other gorge above, and il is feared
the fall this evening is owing to the
formation os another gorge few
miles above. No portion Of the
city is overhowed, and there is lit.
tie apprehension that any damage
will be done at this point. The wa
tez has backed into few Easements
through the suburbs, but no dam.
age whatever has resulted. There is
no news OF consequence fro.s above,
the telegraph lines not being il
working order. probably having been
broken down by the food.
A train placed at the disposal d
the city by the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St Paul Company left here this
morning for the Inundated district
in Dakota to render assistance L
the settlers if any should need help
but it has not yet returned. So,ns
Of the officers and a goodly numbcl
Iot volunteers went out with tht
train The weather is pleasant.
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4 Hone,rnoons sudden Ending.

CHICAGO, March 29.--J. Adams,
a petite blonde scarcely seventeen,
yigacioqs and somewhat spoiled
came recently with her fathers fam.
lily TO Chicago from Canada, She
fell i'll love with Charles Young, and
ran away three weeks ago to marry
him, Their honeymoon was being
spent IN apariments at Union Park
Hotel, an aristocratic naighboriood
on the West Side. 1t was rudely
Terminated on Sunday night by a
desperate attempt Of Young TO shooj
his bride. In jealous rage be gasp
ed her around the wrist, excIaiming
saome would use q knife, but I'll
try other means, "and drawing . re.
yolver he attempted to shoot. Shi
struggled desperately, he dragging
her by the hair. Shelinally escaped
from the bridal chamber to the
head of the stairs when he fired, the
call grazing her neck, causing he
to fall down stairs. Two more shot.
were fred at her. when she wa.
dragged, wounded, bruised and in.
eensible, into the Office of the hotel
and the bridegroom thinking hs
had killed her, made his escape.
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No strikc Yet.

MT. Pleasant, March 30.-I'e-
ports have been rife for some time
in this section thst a strike among
the miners and drawers in the Con
nellsyille coke region was to be in
auguratcd April /, under the man
aeement of the knights of Labor.
Thus far no Indications have been
gwen Of any such occurrence. No
notices have been posted either on
the Mt. Pleasant branch or TIE Ua-
iontown section. and i: is safe to say
there will be no strike. 1T Hutch
inson's standard coke works the
work necessary to nearly double
their producing capacity Is going
on rapidly. 4 second shaft is be-
ing sunk, and several hundred new
coax ovens are in the first stages OF
erection.
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In a Peculiar Position.

JoHEsrowS, Pa, April 1.-At the
argument term Gf the Cambria
County Court, which convanes next
week, novel writ of q'to lcarranto
viii be presented. A number of the
meinbe.s Of the German Lutheran
Church, this city. are not friendly to
the pastor. Rev. Karl knortz. 1t is
claimed By them that he is not a
regularly ordained minister, for
which reason lie has no right 10 ex-
erciSc the functions of a pastor, such
as baptismal and marriage ceremo-
nies, sto. The suit IS q somewhat
peculiar one, and if the esmplainants
should succeed in establishing ease
the question will rise whether the
people who have been united in
wedlock by ReY. khoFtz are really
married, and aiso whether the bap-
tisms administered by him are valid.
!. great deal OF interest is manifested
in this proceeding, aHd while a
number OF members OF The copgse-
cation are pushing the matter, there
is also q large body of he faithful
who are satisfied that ho holds his
commission from recognized author
ity.
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: $ .s,aso G arnan Schools.


NEW YoRS, March 3i.-Mrs. 0s-
Nald gHendoerfcr, wife of the editor
Of the Sia09s .2sitzasg, has given
S35,f)Gi to The promotion of the ler-
man school aysteni. The fund thus
created will be known as the Her
man Uhl memorial fund. OF thi.
amount the German Teachers Sem
inafy u Milwaukee receives s10,0 900
the Free German School of New
York City $4,000. the German
School Of tho Nineteenth ward
Sehogi If Teachers Association ano
Prof AdleF's School s., ,000 each, tIls
money to be invested for these in
s.iiatons and the interest paid
them.
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Case OF abstinence.

DETROIT, March ,50.-A remarka-
Die case OF abstinence from food is
nov in existence at Battle Greek, this
slate. Last October Mrs. Henry In=
gram had some teeth pulled. This
brought on nausea at the stomach
and inability to retain food. The
woman l. caid to be still alive, not
having eaten CT drank any since Oc-
.tobef. She is nourished By. betns
bathed in beef tea, inll. ete., which
act by absorption. The pores OF
the skin absorb nearly quart n
day from these baths. She feels a
sott huag.y, which is soon allayed
by the bath, after when she feels as
if she had eaten. Bath water will
speneh her thirst. How much
longer she caa live is problem.
Her stomach is said TO ije totally
paralized. There secgss to be no
doubt OF the entire genpineness of
these remarkable facts.
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Cabinet D,scersI.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Attor-
ney General MacEeagh's retirement
from the Cabinet is again the sub
ject Of speculation. II it claimed
he has exerted himself 10 defeat the
confirmation OF Chandler and Rob
ertson and the Presidents friends
represent he is disposed to take
MacNeagh's regorted interference
very seriously. 1t is also stated
that the nominations which are said
to give offence to Senators Conkl;ng
and Plait were made with the
knowledge OF these gentlemen aud
not without consulting them, as
maintained. Its not likely the
name of Chandler or Robertson viii
be withdrawn, the opposition to
these appointments having apparent
~ confirmed The President in his
original intention not to be overruled
after his selection of officers have
been made and their names sent to
the Senate for confirmation, unless
something is brought forward to
convince himof the appointecs un-
fitness Of which he did not know
when the nominations were made.
Aprepros Of his willingness to re-
consider for other than political
reasons, It is mentioned that certain
citizens of Buffalo have made so
strong . case against Tyler on the
ground Of his unfitness for the posi-
tion of Collector that his name will
probably be withdrawn.
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Gen. Grant and Party

Sr. Louis, March 3d. General
Grant, accompanied hy Mrs. I. 5.
Grant. Jr., and wife. Senur Romero,
ex-Mexican Minister to the United
States, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Sharpe, and
N. E. Dawson, the Generals Secre-
tary, arrived here tetween twelve
and one aiciae. Ills morning. by
the Vanbalia line ca foaie % Mexi=
co. The party took quarters for
the night at the Lindell Hotel, and
left at 9:15 this morning on the
Iron Mountain Bead. The General
stated to a reporter, gust before the
train started, that his trip to Mexi-
co is in the interest Of the Mexican
so1the-n Road, of which he is Pres
ident. He will be absent ssr about
two months, partly for recreation
and rest He would not talk about
politics.
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THE Commercial, 'for the sake OF
The argument" comedies that Mr.
scull has properly administered the
Office of Collector-although abuses
have 1een charged by its correspond
ents whicil he has not denied For
such gracious condeseension, thanksl
But it thinks that change should
be made Il for no other reason than
that the Looks and accounts should
be translt rred TO other hands to be
subjected to examination, so that il
any crookedness exists il may be
/ discovered--all of which goes to
show, that men writing for the public
prints should have some little ac-
quaintance with the subject on
which they profess to cnlighten the
public. Ar. Seull did not reply to
the insinuations and implied charges
of wrong doing made by the corre-
spondents Of that sheet, because he
knew they were dictated by sheer
personal malice. because he was
conscious OF his own rectitude, be
cause he had frequently received the
commentator of his superior off
Ger for the efficiency, honesty and
care evidenced in the administra.
ton of his Office, and because he
knew the correspondents of the
Commercial were mere asses, who
knew nothing of the matter of which
they wrote, and were melted solely
by desire TO abuss him, not &c
correct an evil.
The far fetched reason for a change
that an examination might be made
!of the bcoks and accounts for the
discovery OF any erookedness that
might exist, is exquisitely absurd in
the face Of the law, and the care
taken to enforce It. and only dis
plays the dense ignorance Of thf
writer, on the subject matter.
/ The Government employs mum
Der of the aost exDet: accountants
in the country, who visit the sffiees
Of all the Collectors at least once in
every quarter, no one Of theseagenti
visiting an Office twice conseeutively
all books, accounts, records, DC, dc.
are thorenghly and minutely ex
lamined, a report Of the exarnina'
ion i Hade, the oflicias standing o.
Collectors are graded by these re.
ports, and the reading pu6';c know
that the Commissioner has reported
TO the Secretary of the Treasury
thai the accounts of every Collector
in this State hago been found per-
feet for several years, ana ttat dur
ing thelast four years not a single
cent of she immense revenue collect
ed has been lost. No set of officials
in the world can point to bettes
record t;an tilis. and yet the wise
acre Of the Commercial thinks those
records ought to 60 into other bands
that they might be examined, and
any erookedness in them discovered.
ANY reaSon is better than none, but
this is the very Hea.sazt one that could
have been invented.
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naiG Rabocry.

i'iiuADELPu1A March si.-About
10 O'Clock this morning two men
eateFed the jeweiry store OF Joseph
i. Davidson, 939 Chestnut street,
and one Of them asked to have a
diamond ring which he purchased
several days ago exchanged. The
clerks attention was distracted by
l,se other, and when the men had
departed il MAS discovered they had
taEea Tin box containing so 900
TO S4,'tio worth Of diamonds, sap
phires and other precious stones,
and left in It's place a duplicated
box continuing white and colored
psie1s, eeoi. e. are used by jewellers
to wrap diamonds In. 'ilse robbery
has been reported to the police
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~ola ADe."

CaIcAoo, March IS Fha lgag
vetcrss Of Wisconsin are n9g
mourning lcr tbs death o. "uld
Abe tie historic eagle, wa!ah nc
co.nrasiea The Eighleenth Nalua-
teer Iafansry OF the State tlirecgh-
| out the rebellion, and which since
the close o. the war has beer ri
honore,} pensioaes of tie State ii
the Car i at Madison. He was
about j ears old. lie was one oi
the viii. eaded family Of eagles,
and was taken from the nest when
only 1 months old and sold tn Z
farmer for bushel oi corn. lie
was 4 very intelligent bird and AZ
tracted the attention OF 4 gentleman,
who bought him and presented him
to the Eighteenth Regiment then
preparing to 60 TO the front. lie
was gladly received, and given y
place next 70 the regimental flag.
For three years he followed the
Live Eagle Regiment laing near
lis flag in thirty battles. In janua-
Try, 1879, he was exhibited III the
Old South Church, in Boston, lor
the benefit OF the preservation fund
for that Massachusetts, landmark
N. S. Porter, in one Of the Boston
papers. at that time said !: TINS
majestic bird is always moved and
most dcmonstratiYe at the sound of
martial music. lie shared all the
battles OF the regiment, bat not
drop OF his blood was ever sacri
feed. Vainly did rebel sbarpshoot-
ers aim at his dark ignre. conspie-
uously painted on the crimson sky ;
he seemed to bear a charmed life /;
his loyal comrades almost looked
up to him rs their leader, and With
pride believed in him as a bird OF
good omen. lie was named "Old
Abe sworn into the service, and
proved to be every inch a soldier,
listening to and obeying orders,
noting time most accurately, always
after the first year giving heed to
attention. insisted upon being III
the thiclest Of the fight, and when
his comrades, exposed to danger
from the terrible fire Of the enemy,
were ordered to lie down, he would
flatten himself upon the ground
with them, rising when they did,
and with outspreal pinions scar
aloft over the carnage and smoke o.
the battle. When the cannons were
pouring forth destruction and~death.
above the roar and thunder of the
artillery rose his wild, shrili, battle
cry of freedom. He was always
restless before the march to the en-
counter, but after the battlefield
smoke had cleared away he would
ldotf his soldier-like bearing. and
with wild screams Of delight would
manifest his JOY at the victory; but
/ if defeat was the result his disoofn-
future and deep 6orrow was manifest
by every movement of his stately
/ figure but dropping head"
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4 Peaasyiyynian Commanding fhe
.,oers.

PTTRBURGH, March ga cir
cumstantia> story, apparently well
asthegticatea, comes from Union
town, Faye;tc counls, that General
Daniel Sturgeon Joubert, Comman-
.der-in-cmef of the Boer armies, was
born in Uniontown in 1871, being
the offspring of Jacob and Barbara
Jopbert, who emigrated to Fayette
county from Holland Il i2.Q. IN
1850 General Joubert's parents died,
and the boy was adopted hya fam
lily who soon after moved west.
Young Joubert rap away from them
at Pittsburgh, went to New York
worked his way to Holland, and
with his uncle Ga sea eaptain1 made
several voyages to the Boer country,
During the war of the rebellion Jou
bert retalneI 70 this country, enlist
ed in the navy and was DISABLED o.
the bembardment Of Charleston
Afier the war was over he went 4
South Africa and iheFs reached illt
position hc now occupies.
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The Missouri Breakup.

SF. pAUa, March 30.-A Bismarck
special says the Missouri broke there
to-day. The lower part of the city
is ove-iiowed and great sea OF ice
and water extends five miles. Three
Government warehouses on the
landing are wrecked. The river
rose ten feet in a few hours and is
now thirty feet above tie lower
water mark. Wood choppers and
settlers in the lowlands are all wash
od out and many probably drown
ed. slandon, on the west side ol
the river, is under three feet of wa
ter. The greatest loss, aside from
life, will be cord wood, thousands
OF cords being swept away The
Pi0aeT-Press, special from Sioux
City says there is thirty feet of water
in the channel at Yanktoa and the
lower part of the city overhowed
driving the inhabitants to the hill
1t is the greatest food ever known
there. The damage is immense.
The city of Vermillion, Dakota, is
also inundated and the water up to
the second story windows of houses.
The occupants were taken to the
bluffs in boats and will probably be
landed in places Of safety before
morning.
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- -
Tw,co shor

MoNreoaER4, Ala, March go
The band OF burglars who haze been
operating in this city for seyeral
months past, was cifectaally broken
up yesterday by the capture of its
leader, who has been passing under
the name ef Sutton, and claimed to
be gambler, but whose real name
is Chastine, fie admitted that he
was an escaped convict from Mis-
souri,. After his arrest he attesasl-
ed to escape, when he was shot bv
officers Martin and Jones. who had
him in charge. Both shots took ei-
feet in his back, and he died at /
o'clock this morning. Nothing
could be got out of him. concerning
his confederates, he maintaining that
he did the work alone. 4 young
nlan calling himself Bailey IS nov
under arreston suspicion. Others who
are supposed to hayo belonged to
the gang have left the city. 4 good
many articles belonging to citizens
whose houses have been robbed we're
found in Chastine's valise, together
With q bottleof chloreforin, burglar 3
tools, etc.