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Married His Sister.

A most unnatural crime has just
been made public in Calvert county,
Md. 1t appears that about q years
ago one Thomas Bowen Of said
county, under compulsion, married
lady, who IN very short time
after, gave birth to a boy, whose ex-
istenee was kept a secret. In a lit
tie while after the mother died. The
baby was taken into the family and
represented as the child of friend.
Ia three or four years after, Bowen
married again and became the father
Of q daughter. These children, ig-
norant Of the real facts, grew up to-
gether, became strongly attached to
each other, loved, and an engage
ment followed. The father did all
i'll his power 10 prevent it, butrather
than allow the exposure to be made,
permitted the wedding to take place.
A discarded lover OF the girl having
heard Of some mystery connected
with the first marriage and death
alluded to, proceeded TO investigate
the same, with the result as stated.
A trial, conviction and sentence to
the House Of Correction for six
years followed in November last.
Bowen was an officer in the church,
had wealthy and influential friends,
and the proceedings were kept out
of the papers. But he has applied
for pardon, and the story is now in
print. The brother and sister part
ed. The latter, from nervous pros
tration. it is feared. will die.
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Stage Robbers.

GALVESTON, Tex, January IA
special to the Nacs from San Anto-
MIA says: THE east-bound stage OF
the San Antonia and Eagle Pass line
was stopped yesterday morning about
3 o'clock ten miles from Sabina bv
two masked men. There were four
passengers in the coach, two of whom
were ladies Nothing was taken
from the ladies, but small amount
of money was obtained from the
men. One of the passengers-C. H.
Winters, merchant at Bracket
being warned in time, concealed ST.
300 in a door panel, which escaped
observation. The mail bags were
cut open and rified. 1t is thought
that the robbers are the same par
ties who robbed the Laredo stage a
couple Of weeks since.
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Craig Case.

MARSHALL, H., Sanuary 13.-The
reported homicide, south of this city
in the country, is proven on full in
vestigation to have been a desperate,
bloody and sneaking murder. Young
Paul Sweet shot Gen. Craig without
notice and from behind the back
When the Coroner's jury closed their
investigation Sweet was held for
murder. 1t appeared in the evil
dence that ever since the quarrel
about the woman Bodine, last Sep
tember, the parties have been threat
ening to kill each other. On the
fatal day Sweet saw Craig passing,
and on his return met him, and
after passing him began shooting.
He sent three balls into his head
and one through his left arm. Craig
was unarmed. Sweet succeeded in
getting out reports favorable to him.
self, and that Craig began the shoot
ing. Craig stood fair in the COM
munity, and had served as Justice
of the Peace. He was 45 years OF
age and leaves a family.
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Cannon's Certificate.

LOUISVILLE, January 13.-General
Eli II. Murray, Governor Of Utah,
arrived in the city this morning. He
is accompanied by Professor Clay
ton, of Salt Lake City. The Gov
ernor stated to q reporter that the
gist of the whole matter about the
Cannon election was that Cannon
was not a citizen OF the United
States, and consequently ineligible
to the office of Congressman. Can
non," said the Governor, "was born
of foreign parents, in foreign soun-
try, and has by no court of any kind
in the United States been recognized
as citizen. The law of the United
States on this point is that the fact
of citizenship must be recorded in
the minutes of the court. There are
no records that declare him to be a
citizen, and consequently be could
not give the certificate. Added to
this was the aggravation of his being
a Mormon polygamist, which makes
him felon and criminal against the
laws of the nation. | don't see how
| could have done otherwise. /
wish it distinctly understood, how
ever, that there is not the slightest
bit of politics in the matter. 1t is
not a political question, but is sim
ply a question of right and wrong.
To show the sense of Congress on
the matter, when Cannon took his
seat, before they admitted him, the
House passed aresolution providing
that members of territories be quail
fed by the same rule as that applied
to States, viz: that he be a citizen of
the United States for seven years,
and be over twenty-five years of age.
The resolution went on to say that
any man guilty of polygamy was in
eligible as a congressman. But the
resolution was unfortunately crushed
in the Senate. Out of a population
of $4,000 there are fully 10000
Gentiles, and these represent | may
say, fully one-half the wealth of the
territory, although of course, the
Mormons have settled almost all the
land. Things are rather warm out
there, but | don't apprehend that
there will be any serious trouble, ex-
cept of course, bad feeling, and |
will be grandly abused by the Nor
mon papers. There are more Gen
tiles in Utah than the whole popula-
ton of the territory Of Wyoming,
and they certainly have a right to
be heard"
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Manifesto of the Grow ~Kickers.'

HARRIsBURG, January 13.-Early
this morning a call was issued for
the meeting Of certain Republican
members of the Legislature in eau
Gus. The call reads as follows:
The Republican members Of the
Senate and House in favor of the
election of Hon. Galusha A. Grow
to be United States Senator are re-
quetted TO meet in Parlor a." Lo-
cniel Hotel, at 3 o'clock.
The result of the call was the pre-
paration and signing of the following
paper:
We, the undersigned Republican
Senators and members of the House
being of the opinion that in the ex-
isting condition of things 1t is not
for the best interests of the Republl-
can party or the welfare of the State
that We should go into caucus for
the selection of a candidate for
United States Senator, decline going
into any caucus, and inteRd to give
expression to our individual prefer
ence in the Senate and House, or IN
joint committee of the two Houses.
The signers of the paper as near
as could be ascertained were as fol-
lows:
Senators-Seamans, Emery, Da-
vies, Thomas, Kaufman, Lee, Sill
and Lawrence.
Observation-Disclosures, lands,
Ellis, Wolfe, Mapes, Hardison, Silver
thorn, McCleery. Neill, Taylor, Mill
ham, John Emery, Latrouche, Rey-
nolds, Roberts of Montgomery, Niles,
Tubbs, Hills, Hungerford, McGif-
fin, Thomas, Phillips, George, Hierli-
by, Perry, Taggart, Emerson, Brown,
Braham, White, Loveland, Hayes,
Wayne, Stubs, Marsh, Taylor, W.
T. Davis and Stewart.
1t was claimed that other sigma
lures were added to the paper before
the meeting of the regular Republi-
can caucus in the evening.
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General Grant

New York. January .
Worlds Fair CommissIo. p
bled this afternoon at tv.
The only remaining vacl1r
Commission was filled by -
ton Of U. 5. Grant bya u1a
vote. Several additiona. -
of the Executive Commits
elected. Rev. DR.. Newma
man Of the Nominatils O
then nominated Genera. T.,
as president of the C1mu-
Permanent OrgaDiza.ior
eulogistic remarks by yaroa
bers, the question was ca..-..
he was elected bv acc.amG
an interview previously
Grant stated that be w0l..
the position unconditio-
number ofthe vice pres!def
then chosen. Thomas VI
was elected secretary, and
| Asch assistant secretary. o..
Bevoise, treasurer. and r. g.
ton, fiscal agent. The al
the Commission were eI'E
Mayor Graceand the C0mu-
'of New York for cour,s4
after benediction by Dr. u
the convention adjourned sl
the call Of its President.
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Three Lives Lost in a Fire near Rock
viIIe---A Terrible Affair.

ROCKVILLE, Md, January IA
terrible loss of life occurred near
here last night in the burning to
death of the hired man named John
Falby and two boys, the sons of Mr..
Timothy Cavan. Mr.. Cavan's house
is on the road to Laytonville, about
seven miles north of Rockville, and
four miles from Gaithersburg, on the
Metropolitan Branch of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. Mr.. Ca
van is a well known railroad con
tractor, OF the firm of Codwise & Ca
van, and has just completed a part
of the Somerset and Cambria rail-
road. Mr.. Cavan had just returned
home from Washington, and the
family consisting of his wife and FIVE
children, retired at a seasonable
hour last evening, leaving a brisk
fire in the kitchen stove. The hired
man and the two bovs-Frsncis
aged u years, and Denis, aged g
went to their room Immediately
above the kitchen, and the others to
the rooms in the front part Of the
main house 1t is supposed that
the fire caught from the stove, and
that the three victims were first suf-
focated and afterwards burned to a
crisp. Mrs. Cavan was first awak-
ened by the cracking of the flames
and the smell of the smoke, and
awakening her husband and the
children, near them, they found
they had not time TO attempt to get
their clothing even, and immediate
ly ran down the front steps, which
by this time were catching fire, and
escaped from the burning building,
but were Mortified to find that the
two boys and the man who had
gone to sleep in the back room, were
not to be seen. The flames were
then so far advanced that those who
had escaped could make no efforts
to save others, and they were obliged
to leave them TO their fate. Mrs
Cavan tried to enter the room over
the kitchen, but was restrained by
her husband. She was severely
burned in the attempt This morn
ing the three bodies were found
burned to a crisp. Besides the de-
structiOn Of the building, the family
lost all their wearing apparel; also
some money-eighty- dollars-a
gold watch and jewelry. The hired
man was a native of Ireland, an
honest, hard-working man, who was
much respected by his neighbors.
The two sons of Mr.. Cavan were
boys of much promise. The only
entrance to the bedroom over the
kitchen was by a stairway in that
apartment, so that the retreat of
those in the upper room must have
been cut off soon after the fire
started. Nothing was saved but a
sheet and pillow, upon which the
carried their infant in their bare feet
and nightclothes fully half a mile to
Mr.. William Kelly's residence. The
remains of the boys and man were
buried from ST. Mary'E church, Rock
Vile, to-day. The loss on the house
and property will amount to about
$1,000, on which there is 10 insur-
ance.
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A Man Murdered.

NORFOLK, January 13.-A most
horrible murder was perpetrated
last night, the victim being a well
known colored man named Henry
Wright, living near Churchland,
this county. Wright was returning
TO his home from Trotman's store.
when he was waylaid and shot by
an unknown party, and so badly
wounded that he died this morning
He was unable to name his assassin
and could give no cause or provoca-
ton for the assault. The charge OF
shot entered his left side, tearing
away part of the hip bone and in.
tiicting a horrible wound. A negro
who was arrested some two wears
ago, by the aid of Wright, and sent
to the penitentiary, and who has re-
Gently returned to the neighborbood
is suspected of being the assassin
The sheriff has offered a reward for
the arrest and conviction of the
murderer.
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Explosion.

DETROIT, Mich, January 12.-The
boiler III the Union FIGURING Mills
of this city exploded this morning
about Z o'clock, with terrific force
tearing out the side of the building
and so wrecking the structure that
it will have to be taken down to the
foundation, The engineer, a young
man named Whittier, the fireman
and oiler were instantly killed and
buried under the debris. A fourth
man standing just outside was Sc
verely injured in the head, but will
probably recover. Three horses
standing near were also killed. These
mills were a part of the new Nam.
moth Glucose works, and COM
menced operations here last week,
Mr.. Sweet, the manager, was Just en-
tering the engine room as the explo-
sion took place, He was blown
some distance, but escaped without
serious harm.
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WE doubt not, that the calm,
sober second-thought of the mem
bers Of the Legislature who were IN
duced to stay out of the regular Re
publican caucus will lead them
eventually to vote for Mr.. Oliver.
He was unanimously nominated by
two-thirds Of the party, and Is un-
doubtedly entitled to support as the
party nominee. As we understand,
the fourty-four members who re-
fused to participate in the caucus
were instructed for Mr.. Grow, and
these instructions mean that they
shall use all fair and honorable
means to secure his election, but
thev do not mean that they shall
refuse to participate in the councils
Tor caucuses of the party, or that
they shall antagonize the man who
preves on f. fair trial Of strength, to
/ be stronger than their candidate.
/ To presume that instructions mean
/ this. is to hold that q minority may
at anv time demand to control the
the party, OF that a minority instead
of a majority may elect. We do not
. believe therefore that all the mem
bers who stayed out Of the caucus
viii absolutely refuse to vote for
Mr.. Oliver, and we hope that after
having fully carried out their III.
structions by voting for Mr.. Grow in
the Convention of the two houses
/ a large portion of them will prove
their fidelity to the party 10y sus,
( tanning Mr.. Oliver as the regular
nominee. There is also another
view to be taken in regard to theil
instructions, and that is, whether the
refusal of Mr.. Grow to submit hi:
claims to the caucus does not re
lease them from all further observ
ance of their instructions. Surely
no constituency in the State wher
they were instructing for Mr.. Grow
contemplated that he would bolt, o,
that any 9th er than the regular anC
legitim ate means known to thi
party would be resorted to to pro
cure his nomination. BY his actor
Mr.. Grow has put himself outside
the organization, and is not entitled
to further support, and still less t.
dictate who the candidate shall be
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A Gunpowder Explosion.

DETROIT, Jan. 11.-The store and
stock Of groceries of ]. p. Anderson
& Co, at Climax, Kalamazoo county
were blown to pieces last evening
by the explosion of one hund.ed
pounds of gunpowder. Twelve per,
sons were injured, nine very badly
Loss $4,000, A clerk was weigh
ing out some powder for customer
when, by some unaecountable acei.
dent, the powder ignited and the
explosion followed, Charles Gould,
clerk John Shafer, farmer, the Gus
toner who had bought the powder,
and VIM. Van Valkenberg, laborer,
who were standing by, were SO bad
ly injured that they will probably
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-19

THE action Of Mr.. Grow in coun-
selling and consenting to the absence
from a Republican caucus of a num-
bcr of members of the Legislature
elected as Republicans, proves that
his opponents knew their man when
they said he is one whom the Re-
publican party cannot trust. In
1872 Mr.. Grow betrayed the Repub-
hcan party. He did not simply
Join himself to the Liberal move
ment of that year by reason of his
respect and attachment to Horace
Greeley. He seized the candidacy
of Mr. Greeley as an occasion sent
TO him to organize new party to be
composed of Liberals and conserva-
tive Democrats. To accomplish this
design he sundered pleasant per-
sonal relations, jeopardized business
interests committed TO his care, and
labOred with the zeal of a fanatic, or
rather the frenzy of an apostate, to
disintegrate the Republican party.
His expectations were not fulfilled.
Greely was disastrously defeated.
Grow withdrew to the privacy of
railroad building on the plains of
Texas, After a years isolation he
returned to Pennsylvania to find the
Republican party stronger and more
vigorous than it was when he de-
serted it. He allied himself and
gained some prominence by stump
ing the State in 1875. He became a
candidate for Governor in 1873, but
the recentness of his apostacy pre-
vented the convention giving his
candidacy more than a respectful
hearing. In 1879 he commenced
his canvass for the Senatorship, and
has pushed his claims INCREASINGLY.
He has been q lover of party ma
chinery. He has sought to employ
it in every county in the State.
When it worked for Grow, Grow be-
lieved in it. When it works against
Grow, Grow wants TO smash it. The
principal objection to Mr. Grow has
been, and Is, that his course in 1872
showed he is a man whom it is dan
gerous for any party to elevate to
high position. This belief was so
prevalent that it defeated his nomi-
nation for Governor. The same be-
lief has ended his dream of heinO
United States Senator. But the ma
ture of the man would not allow
him to accept defeat in such way
as to dispel the doubts of his fealty
to the Republican party. So he or
ganizes a bolt, and thereby proves
that the Republican caucus did
wisely and well when it refused to
make him the Republican candidate
for United States Senator.-Harris-
burg Telegraph.
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A Family NIurderri

CHICAGO, JauuarvI3.-V
specials say a horrible -r
/. occurred four miles from
where a wealthy Germ,-
Niskow lived oua tlrm J.
the neighbOrs discovered. ..
be on fire, and, ou ar-.v
ground, the barn. r
house were found 90 hav. .-
ed and set on fire. Eisk.-.
ter was living near the -1..
with two large cashrs r -
and her clothes partly
After the fire was extla.r.
remains Of Mrs. Niskow v--
Enough remained % show
throat had been cut from a-
SusplclOu had been tas.eIe.
Viskow but his body has
found in the ruins of t
burned to 4 crisp. The G-
lived unhaPpily, and j. s.
that Niskow had attemu,..
his wife and daughter a-
fired the premises. meeting .
death in the flames. Tie q
is insensible and VIII pra.r
Some of the neighuors Er &.
10 tramps.
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Kerosene.

READING, January 11,-The resi-.
dence of Wellington Moser, in Cen,
tire avenue, was destroyed by fire
TINS evening, caused by the explo-
SION OF a kerosene lamp. The cloth.
ing Of three children was ignited bv
tho burning oil, and two of them. a
babe SIX months old and Saliie
kathenberger, aged fourteen years
who had just called, were burned 10
death The remains have not been
recovered, The third, Mary Moser,
aged eight years, was rescued but is
lataliy burned and will probably
die before morning. David Maner,
a noarder, was badly burned while
trying to save the children. Loss
on building $1,000; no insurance.
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Nurderous MoOnshincrs.

LOUISVILLE, KY, January ia
special from Gallatin, Tenn, to the
Courier Journal, says: Captain S.
Keene, a well-known and respecta-
bic citizen, who lives about eight
miles north, while in his yard Sun
day night attending to domestic du-
ties, was fired upon by unknown
parties and fatally wounded. Sew
enteen buekshot were taken from
his body. They had literally torn
his right hand of, and entering his
right side, inflicted 4 ghastly wound
He is expected to die at any mo-
ment 1t is thought the decd was
perpetrated by some mOonshiners,
who, it is said, Keene had reported
to the authorities.
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Shocking Death.

PHILADELPHIA, JanuaIT
While two colored w0m1
jackson and Mrs. Shannon
at S26 North Fifteenth Sire
at work yesterday they he-n
from Mrs. Shannon's twon-
child. Rushing up sii2
found the three-year old 500
Jackson sitting on the hoG
screaming infant, with @
poker in his hand. The ll-
been terribly burned a'-
month, and an examinaia.
ed that the jackson boy h4-
the poker down the bady
The child fingered in c
until last night, when il i,--
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Narrow Escape.

WLLIANsPORT, Pa, January 12-
Lafayette Lockwood, a well-known
farmer Of Shipper township, Cam
eron county, came here to attend
court as witness. On Monday
night he retired at the Hepburn
House about midnight and not APP
pearing when his name was called
the court sent for him about eleven
o'clock, On search being made he
was found in his room in a DYING
condition from asphyxia, having
failed to turn of the gas. Three
doctors worked with him all the
afternoon and by the liberal use OF
the galyantic battery succeeded in
restoring him to consciousness and
last evening pronounced him out OF
danger. His recovery is considered
remarkable.
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Hanged.

SAN FRANCIsCo, January 11.-A
despatch from Los Angeles gives the
following: "On Sunday afternoon
a Mexican named Miranda, attempt
ed TO outrage one of party of three
girls, near Wilmington, breaking her
arm in the struggle. Her compan-
ions gave the alarm and Miranda
was captured by a number Of citi-
zens, from whom he was taken by a
body of masked men, and this
morning his body was found hang
ing to a tree not far from the scene
of his capture. a Coroner's Jury
rendered verdict of hanging by
parties unknown"
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Accident.

ST. LOUIS, January 12.-As the
Wabash express train, which left
Chicago last night, was pulling out
from side track at Mitchell, Illinois
about twelve miles north or here
this morning, the rear passenger
coach was derailed and ditched and
some dozen or more passengers more
or less seriously hurt though none
dangerously. F. W, Smith, of Pitts
burgh, was badly hurt about the
head Isaac r. Trask, wife and lady
friend, of St. Louis, badly bruised
Mrs. Wagner, st. Louis, arm broken
her husband badly thumped on the
head; Harry Martin and wife and
Mr.. Ryan, of Chicago, bruised about
the head and body; VIM. J. Fryer
Chicago, ribs broken and his brother
J. Z. Fryer, of Billisca, Iowa, hurt
in breast S. II. Stout, of Noblesville,
Ind, nose smashed and otherwise
hurt; Mrs. Ella Leavenworth, of St
Charles, Mo, ear torn off.
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Consolidation OF Telegraphs,

New YORK, January 12.-lt car
be authoritiyely announced that 1
consolidation OF the rival telegraph
companies, the Western Union, th'
Atlantic and Pacific and the Ameri
can Union, has at last been effected
The final arrangements were con
cluded this morning. The matter
has been under consideration forsev
eral days, but the completion of the
negotiations were not effected until
to-day. The details of the consoh-
datien haye not been known to the
outside public; in fact, negotiation:
are now in progress 10 settle the ex
act terms of the consolidation. The
market price Of the stock of each o.
the three companies has advanced
in consequence of the consumma-
ton of the negotiations for pool
ing of interests.
1t is understood that the comhina'
tion of the telegraph companies was
effected on the basis Of sS0,OOO,0U
capital for the new company. Oi
this the Western Union is to have
sjS,OO0,000, the American Union
s15O00,0O0 and the Atlantic and
Pacific 100000. The present cap,
ital of the Western Union is about
s43,000,000. OF the American Tn.
ion SIS, 100000 and of the Atlantic
and Pacific, sl4,O00,0O0. Thus il
will be seen that the Western Union
gets a scrip dividend OF 40 per cent.
the American Union goes in at par
and the Atlantic and Pacific is put
in at 30. 1t is undeniabls that this
movement has been engineered
throughout by Jay Gould, who TO,
day holds a vastly preponderating
control of the entire telegraphic sys
TEN of this country.