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Stubborn Blaze.

New YORK, May 1.-THE Elem.
ing Oil Works, at Fewtown Creek
and Neserole street, Brooklyn, took
fire early this morning through spon-
taneous combustion of gas, and the
flames spread very rapidly. The
works were very extensive, and are
owned by Some & Fleming. The
flames communicated from one still
to another until there were fifteen
burning. All the FIRE engines in
Williamsburg were called in regui-
sition, but it was necessary to call
on the Brooklyn and Western dis.
trict departments to send them aid
in protecting adjoining property.
The vessels in the creek were re-
moved to the East River. The
stills contained 5000 barrels of oil,
and a portion is still burning. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Star Roatc.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The fol-
lowing is a statement in detail of the
net annual saving in the cost OF Star
route and steamboat service under
the administration of of Postmaster
General James: For the month OF
March, S2l5, 5,490; for the month OF
April, sS4,531 from May 1 to 13,
sil2,013; total, sil2,034. This saw
ing has been effected without in any
way crippling the service or cur
failing its efficiency, and has been
made on exact information gather
ed by inspectors of the department
who have carefully examined the
various routes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
A Connagraiion.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May ia
fire, causing q loss OF s500,000, oc
Cured here at 10 o'clock Il. M. tax
ing in the Western Union Telegraph
office, in the Noel block. among the
first buildings destroyed, and cut
ting off all communication by wire.
The fire commenced in Warner
Brothers paint house, igniting and
consuming Philip Schneider's fur
niture store, Atwell Sneed, furni-
ture, and III. Miller, mattresses p
Blumenthal, china ware Noel block
northwest corner of Church and
College streets, valued at $4,000
american office, partially burned
Cheatham & Pierce, whiskey house
penitentiary warerooms George A.
Dickel, whiskey house Ryan &
Ryan, whiskey house; N. S. Hyar,
rag house, and q large number ol
smaller buildings, including one;
half of each of four squares.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

after be treated as strangers and re-
quire an introduction at the White
House. And again, it was widely
published that, since the resigna-
ton of Senators Conl:ling and Platt
the Administration is bending its
every power to prevent their re-
election. Certainly nothing more
unwise than this could be attributed
to the President. A Senator of the
United States has as clear right to
carry out his convictions in regard
to the confirmation of officials, as
has the Executive in nominating
them. The President shall nomin-
ate, and by the advice and consent
Of the Senate, shall appoint, &c,
&c." says the Constitution.
The right to advise and consent
is as clearly defined as is the right
to nominate" and the attempt TO
coerce Senators into the views OF
the President or to resent their in
dependence of action, would be
lamentable indeed. Again, Sera-
tors are chosen by the Legislatures
of the respectives States, the mem
bers threof being responsible to
their immediate constituents, and
any attempt of the President or any
other person, other than citizen OF
the State, to influence the choice OF
those highest representatives of the
people, would be a crime against the
citizens of the State. We believe
President Garfield to be too self
poised, too wise, too patriotic TO
have ever given utterlnce to the
sentiment, or to have conceived the
thought of coercing Senators, or OF
debating 10 State Legislature To
believe otherwise, would he TO hold
him a mere vulgar tyrart, attempt
ing to substitute his will for the
desires of the people. He may well
pray to be saved rom his "fool
friends" who in the excess of their
folly, and the blindness OF their zeal
are placing him in an attitude that
would arouse a storm of Indignation
throughout the country, were their
declarations accepted as truths.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
n Shocking Tragedy.

TERRE HAUTE, May ia terri
ble domestic tragedy occurred this
morning in Honeycreek township,
Vigo county. Alexander McPhe-
tiers, Jr., killed his wife and sister
in-law, Ellen Bloxom shot at his
mother-in-law, and then killed him
self. Domestic troubles and dissi-
patton led TO the deed. McPheters
and his wife Alice had been married
about three years, and they leave
child two months old. The couple
had frequently quarrelled, and Mrs
McPheters had applied for divorce.
Both McPheters' family and his
wife's are prominent and respected,
and own fine farms. The murderer
and suicide is supposed to have
been deranged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
A Bad Gang.

PIERRE, d. T.. May 16.-Thomas
jackson, James Halstead and Blank
Roberts, who arrived here on the
eleventh, and were arrested on sus-
picion of being horse thieves, have
been identified as the party who at
tackled rancho, killing one man
and wounding another and after
wards fired upon a party of sol
diers sent in pursuit of them, killing
a lieutenant and seriously wound
ing a private. IIal,tead is also rec
ognized as the murderer Of a Nc4i-
can teamstcr at Mead's rancho, two
years ago. Roberts is dangerously
wounded and it is supposed a
fourth membor of the gang was kill
ed. There are many threats oflynch-
in1.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
The New Testament nerislon.

LosDos, May q The revised
edition OF the New Testament pub
lishod on Tuesday was awaited with
keen interest, and was received with
an almost unbroken chorus Of dis
approval. The public are ast1und :
ed at the number and character ol
the changes in the authorized text.
The Bishop Of Gloucester, IN pre-
senting the work TO the conyoca-
ton announced that ii the Gospels
the changes average nine 10 every
five verses, and II the Epistles three
changes to each verse. Elaborate
criticisms appear in most oftbc daily
papers, all condemnatory, and con-
victing the revisors Of disregarding
their pledges to introduce the fewest
alterations possible. These articles
quote scores of examples where the
changes were purely frivolous and
capricious, and dcnounce the self
opinionated scholarship Of the
motIv combination of theologians
and professors which has disfgured,
mangled and made unrecognizable
some Of the noblest passages in the
Bible. The Saturday Reriev COM
plains Of the childish pedantry of
the revisers, and describes the new
version as sadly inferior to the old
in general vigor and in beauty Of
language. 1t predicts that it viii
never come into general use.
The other papers express in similar
terms regret, grief and establishment
at the revisers wanton disregard OF
the reverence and love felt by the
English people for the existing text
saving that the reyisers may know
Greek, but not English, and pro-
testage against defacing the noblest
monument of English prose. II is
understood that an act of Parlia-
ment is required to enforce the use
of the new version by the English
church. The Government haze no
intention of proposing such an act.
Meantime 100000 copies have
been sold. The Cambridge and Ok
ford Universities, who own the
copyright, are competing with each
other in a rather undignified man
ner; but both are at present unable
to supply the orders received after
April. The Testament is published
in various styles, at prices from one
shilling to two poGAds
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Sale OF Short Horns.

PoRT Huron, MIcH., May 19.-
The auction sale of the largest and
finest herd of short horns ever offer
cd commenced yesterday on the
farm of avery, Murphy & Stebbins,
near this city. About two hundred
cattle breeders were present from
Iowa, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan. New
York, Pennsylvania, Missouri and
Kentucky. Among the highest
price paid were s7,525 for Airdrie
Duchess the Tenth, calyed 1880, by
the twentythird Duke of Airdrie ;
$1,000 for Airdrie Duchess the Fifth,
calved 1874; $1,000 for Airdrie
Duchess the Second, calved 1871 !;
and 5000 for Airdrie Duchess the
Eleventh, calved 1881.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
4 Plague.


CoNsrAsTINopLE, May 17.-Dis.
patches from the sanitary admins
tration in Mesopotamia state that
the mortality from the plague in
Nediet was Sc per day for the week
ending Nay 2. -Four thousand in
habitants are dispersed in camps
completely isolated. These camps
are nov quite free from the plague,
as are also the localities Of Elzayad
and Djora, whence the disease was
originally propagatea. The remain
ing inhabitants of Nedief will leave
shortly, when the officials will be
able to completely destroy all the
latent germs of the epidemic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Found Dead.

NORFOLK, May 19.-John McDon-
aid, a citizen of Pictou, Nova Scotia,
a ship carpenter, who came here
by the direction of the owners to
superintend the repairs on the
British bark Condor, which was so
badly damaged a. the fire on the
Boston wharf several weeks ago,
was found dead in bed at a board
ing-house here last night. He leaves
a wife and daughter in Pictou in
comfortable circumstances.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
How to Save.

All men and women who work
hard with mind or body are subject
to periodical attacks of biliousness,
which may end in disordefed kid
neys or liver and dangerous illness.
A 5Qct or s1.00 bottle of Parker's
Ginger Tonic will keep these organs
active, and by preventing the at
tack save you much sickness, loss
of time and great expense. Many
families are kept in perfect health by
using the Tonic when Spring or Fall
sickness threatens, Delay at such
time means denger.-Delefil P.,ess,
See other column.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

COLONEL THOMAS A. ScoTT, for
many years President of the Penn
sylvania Railroad and Assistant
Secretary of War under Lincoln,
passed away peacefully Saturday
evening, at his country residence
near Philadelphia. Few Pennsyl-
vanias have achieved equal distinc-
tion in the business world.
1t was a rare combination of re-
markable qualities of mind and
heart that enabled Colonel Thomas
Scott TO accomplish so much. Few
men have possessed that enormous
power for work for which he was
famous The rapidly and accuracy
with which he dispatched his busi-
ness was simply marvellous. His
clear insight and quick Judgment
enabled him to grasp in a moment
all the elements of a question, the
solving of which to other men was
accomplished after great study and
application, if then. His quick de-
eision, his keen perception and his
anflinching courage thoroughly
equipped him Tor any emergency.
He seemed TO always have all his
resources at hand His gifts were
as varied as they were remarkable,
and he would have gracefully filed
and adorned any walk of life.
United with his rare business quail
fications was kindly and beneyo-
lent disposition always tempered
with justice that, aside from those
more munificent gifts to public in
stitutions, led him to do many acts
of kindness of which the world
knows not.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
An Explosion.

NoRRIsTowN, May 1S.-This morn
ing employees at Boone & Co.'S, roll
ing mill poured water on mass of
red-hot cinder just removed from
a furnace on buggy which caus-
ed an explosion terrible in its con-
sequences. Fire was set to the
woodwork of the mill, but was
speedily extinguished. The bury
was torn TO pieces. A piece of Gin
der struck John Powers, an EN-
Eloyce, in the head, causing an ug-
~ cash, and 7. McDermott a pud-
dler, was SO scalded from the steam
arising from the fiery cinders and
burned from fire communicated to
his clothes by flying cinders that
his skin peeled off from head to foot
His recovery is pronounced doubt
ful by the attending physician.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
eIurderers.

SHREVEPORT, La, May 19.-L&st
Tuesday night in Marksville, La,
Mr.. James II. Bell, whilst passing in
front of the residence of Mr.. A.
Blanchard, stopped and after few
words, fred at a son of the latter,
who was with his mother and sister
on the gallery. After firing he ran
off and was followed and killed.
Three shots penetrated his body
one striking his right side, going
through and breaking the left arm,
The two others struck him in the
abdomen. Emanuel Blanchard and
Arthur Barbarin delivered them
selves to the authorities for the kill
inp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Arsenic in ibe Cars Salad.

PARIS, May lT.-Aeoording TO the
dispatches published in La Lanter,,e
this morning, the extraordinary pre-
cautions taken at Gatschina to pro-
tect the Emperor from the Nihilists
are utterly useless. The Emperor
is said to have nearly perished by
poison en- the 18th instant. One Of
the palace seullions, who has been
arrested since, had sprinkled arsenic
over bowl of salad, of which Alex
ander is known to be very fond, AS
the dish did not figure on the menu,
the attempt was fortunately detected.
The Lafaternc says that on the day
previous the Emperor received an
inyitation to his own funeral.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

TIE fool friends of the President
are Sea2ously laboring in their vo.
cation. 1.-THE grcwlers' gossip, with
which they haze been flooding the
newspapers for the pas. two weeks
was belieyed to reflect the saving:
and doings OF the Executive, fol
whom they profess 10 speak, instead
of exalting him in public estimation,
they would damn him irretrieyably
For instance it was telegraphed
throughout the land that the Presi.
dent had declared, the Republican
Senators who voted against the con.
firmation of Robertson would there
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

THE prosecution of Kenward
Philip, who it will be remembered
was implicated in the Morey forgery
has been abandoned. and there is
now very little room for hope that the
rascal will be hunted down. But il
the criminal is not to be found, the
people who profited by his crime
are well known, and the public will
not soon forget them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
An Oil Train on Fire.

ALLENTOWN, May 19.-An oil
train on the I.ehigh Valley railroad
broke an axle at East Penn juno
ton at 5 o'clock this morning, and
the train was set on fire. Four
tanks each containing $500 gallons
of crude oil, were burned. Nine
freight cars were also burned, and
the track was destroyed for a dis
tancc of one hundred feet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 90
Mrs. Cooley, widow about thirty
six years of age, who had been in
this city only a week, committed
suicide this morning by throwing
herself from a third story window
in her boarding house on Water
street. She was instantly killed.
She said last night that if anything
happened to her to give $50 Of her
money to her sister, Bridget Hughes,
of Adams. Over $50 was found
on her person.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Bought a Wife.

GREENsBuRG, Ind, May 1S.-A
singular story comes from Jackson
township of a bachelor who bought
a neighbors buxom wife of her i'm
pecunious husband for hundred
dollars, with the understanding
that the latter was to retain the two
children. He then sold his farm
and went west. 1t is reported that
the woman has also disappeared.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Woman's Wisdom.

"She insists that it is more i'm
portant that her family shall be
kept in full health, than she should
have all the fashionable dresses and
styles of the times. She therefore
sees to it, that each member Other
family is supplied with enough Hop
Bitters, at the first appearance OF
any symptoms of i'll health, to pre-
vent fit ofsickness with its attend
ant expense, care and anxiety. Al
women should exercise their wisdom
in this way."-1Ne'c Harea Palladi-
uB.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Jews in Russia.

LoNDoS, May 1.-THE DAILY Ne,rs
s.: Petersburg, despatch says
Fresh riots directed against the
Jews have occurred in Smela, in the
government of Kief, and at Odessa,
where the Jews! houses were wreck
cd" The Daily M.ss' Vienna de-
spatoh says at is reported that the
populaoe of Tartova threw Jew
into the flames of a burning house.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

Fonr EwELL, Tex, May 20-Mr
n'Coy and two of his laborers, Jas
Moore and one Petit, were assassin
ated by Wright and his party on
Tuesday last. The latter have
long been terror throughout thi:
section.
SAN ANToSIA, Texas, May 90
Patrick Lyons, a railroad laborer
was found near here dead from q
gun-shot wound. r. Welch and
+. M'Olare are supposed to be the
assassiDs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Thc Pres
ident's appointments to-day were in
some respects unfortunate. Ross
Wilkinson, appointed United States
Marshall for Louisiana, has been
dead some time, and Jere Rusk, ap-
pointed Minister to Paraguay and
Uruguay, had already declined and
will not take the place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Lc Due Bounced.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Notwith-
standing the fact that the President
has frequently limited for General
lie Dues resignation, it was not
rendered until the last mement, TO-
day, when the President made 3
formal demand FOR il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

THERE has been a good deal OF
merriment at one time and another
at the expense Of Yenor, the Cam
adian weather-prophet, but he has
the laugh all to himself this year.
His various prognosticatiens in re-
gard to the climatic changes to be
anticipated have since January last
been verified one after the other
with surprising regularity, and with
results which can hardly have been
satisfactory to any one but the
prophet himself. He announced
the sudden access of hot weather
which set US all perspiring and
complaining q week ago, and those
who read his almanac were fore
warned of the very remarkable me-
teorological revolution which has
taken place since then. 1t may
have been all luck, but anyhow
derision is no longer in order.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25


The new revised version of TIE
Bible is commented upon with con-
siderable severity by some Of the
leading journals of London. when
no material change in sense or sub
stance" says the London Standard,
''has been shown to be required by
the revisers for the proper construc.
ton Of the original, they have, never
theless, thought themselves justified
in mending the English and improv-
ing the grammar of the passages
which have struck deep root in the
hearts and memories of the English
people. = The system upon
which the reyisers appear 10 have
acted, in our judgment, is altogether
erroneous and deplorable.
Passages that have been known and
read and loved by English speaking
people, for centuries, have been
rashly and recklessly changed in the
attempt to harmonic them with the
correctness of self-opinioned scholar
ship. Even the Lords
Prayer, which every English speak
ing child learns to lisp atits mothers
knee, has not been spared" There
are many and many among the
readers of the New Testament espec-
tally who will concur with the
Standard in its exceptions taken to
the work. Is there no danger OF
ones faith in the inspiration of the
Scriptures being shaken by this
changing of the text and altering Of
Che testimony of the Book?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Shoots Her Rival.

DENVER, Col, May IA special
TO the RepuJiicda says: AT Neder-
land, Col, on Monday night, Miss
Net6e Still shot and fatally wound
ed Alpharetta Ray, thirteen years
old. The cause of the deed was
jealousy"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
sirs. CART ID Better

WAsHISGToy. May 22.-Dr. Boy
ton SAYS that Ms. Garfield's mind
has been perfectly clear to-day for
the first time since her sickness.
Her fever is about the same, but her
nervous prostration has improved.
Though still in precarious coadi-
ton, she is almost certain 10 recover.
The report, that she is to 60 to her
home in Mentor, Is not true. She
will soon be removed to the Soldiers
Home, and possibly TO some quiet
summer resort on the sea shore,
probably In Maine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

NogsT GlLE4D, Ohio May 1S.-A
furious fight took place last Satur-
day night between Samuel James, q
farmer, and his sons, in which the
old man stabbed his eldest son
James with a pitchfork, it is feared
{itally.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Fall OF a hallway Bridge.

WHEELING, May 19.-Yesterday
afternoon, about four o'clock, the
main portion of the Baltimore and
Ohio freight bridge over Wheeling
creek, adjoining the passenger de-
pot in this city, suddenly gave way
while a heavy freight train vas up
on it, and the engine, tender and
two box cars full Of -four were pre-
cipitated into the water, q feet below
The engineer, named VIM. Clark
received injuries which will proba-
bly prove fatal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25
Smallpox.

WMKEsBARRE, Pa, May f9.-The
smallpox at Sugar Notch and Wa
1amie is increasing, ten new eases
having been reported to-day. 4
committee of citizens called upon the
county commissioners for aid aad
protection to prevent the disease
from spreading.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

THE appointment of ex-senator
Bruce, of Mississippi, to be Register
of the Treasury, in connection with
that of Frederick Douglass, as Re
corder for the District of Columbia,
are valuable and pointed recogni-
tions of the colored Republican ele-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-25

THE United States Senate adj
iourned sine die on Friday afternoon
last. after confirming all the appoint
ments sent to them except that OF
w. E. Chandler for Solicitor of the
Treasury which was rejected.