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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23

Sf. Louis, March 16.-Albert l..
Lindsay, who was arrested ycstcr-
day by United States Special Agent
7. G. Tyrrell, on a charge OF eonspir-
aey to desraud the Government out
Of lands by uttering false deeds
under fraudulent titles, is regarded
By Tvrreli as The ehict conspirator.
Other and very ia ,rts.nt arrests
We're made simultaneously with that
of Lindsay, and still Others will be
made. Those arrested So far are
0rland Van iIise, John X. Crowan
lawyers of real estate agents at Cleave-
land. Geo. Linn of L;nndalc, near
Cleveland, and Addison f. Burns,
real estate agent and II. 4. Me
Clelian, notary, Pittsburgh. There
are still Others implicated in the
swindle III New York, Philadelphia.
Chicago, and other cities, AID adj
ditional arrests may be leoEcd FOR
at any time. 1t is esGas<ied that
several million acres Of land will
revert to the Government when the
affair is straightened cut Robert
L. Lindsay has borne 4 good char
acter acre, and his father, James
l.'elsay, was Register OF Land at
Ironton or several years
Herman L. Scluster, notary,
Charles Vasel and Charles Newman
were arrested to-day by Government
officers, on the general charge Of
perjury, but the two former are be-
lieved to be in some way connected
with the land frauds brought to
light. yesterday, and viii be held
as witnesses. Robert i. Lindsay
failed to furnish bonds in the sum
of $4,000 this morning, and was
imprisoned. He claims that his ar
rest is political persecution, brought
about by the Hon. Carl Schurtz,
who, lie says, removed his father,
James Lindsay, from the position of
Register of lands at IrontoB, with
out cause. lie also denies being
connected with or knowing any
thing about the land swindle. He
has examined many land titles, that
being bis business, but he had no
knowledge of any of them being
fraudulent. On the other hand,
Detective Turrell says Lindsay's
statement about political prosecu-
ton is all bosh that Carl Schurtz
had nothing to do with the arrest,
but that he (Tyrell) first discovered
tho fraud, and has been working it
up for year.
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Horribly Mang.cd.

GREENsBURG, Pa, March 16.-
Jas, Somers was fatally stabbed bv
Jeh Secrist ON West Otterman street
this place, about four O'Clock vcster-
day afternoon. Somers and Sc
.crist's father had some words and
young Secrist took up the quarrel
for his father. Somers had a stone
IN his hand to strike Secrist when
the latter stabbed him with a larce
pruning knife inlicting a terrible
wound which IS thought will prove
fatal. lie was taken to DR.. i.omi-
sons office and subsequently, to his
home, a short distance from town
At a late hour last night he was de-
iIrlous. His physicians think he is
bleeding internally and entertain bnt
slight hopes of his recovery. Sc
crist was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Byers and committed to mil 10
await the result of Somer's injuries
Squire Morris refusing to take hail
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Wounded.

CMcINNATI, O., March 1G.-City
Marshal Alfred Coborn of Ander-
son, Ind, aided by Sheriff Biddle
and two Deputies, last hight arrest
ed three burglars after a fight, in
which one of the burglars were
probably fatally wounded and Mar
silal Coborn seriously wounded in
the hand. The men arrested are
Frederick Knight, David Felly of
Anderson and Daniel Loehan of
indianapolis. The burglars had at
tempted to rob the house of Jonas
Whitstone, four miles in the coun-
try, but were frightened by dogs.
Leehan, being ordered to halt, turn
ed and, facing Colborn, raised a re-
yolyer. whereupon Coburn fred and
l.eehan fell. His recovery is regard
ed as impossible. The other two
burglars surrendered.
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Horrible Murder.

VALLEY FoRGE, Pa, March 1S.-
At an early hour this morning Sam
uel Clugston, aged fifty-two wears
an old resident of this place, WAS
aroused by his wife, who told him
there was a burglar in the house.
He sat up and lit lamp, when he
was Immediately attacked by a man,
who, on the old man calling lustlly
for his son, shot him twice. The
son, Thomas, then appeared and
wrestled the revolver from the burg
lar, but desiring to capture him
alive, refrained from using it. The
intruder however. jumping out Of
his coat and vest, made his escape.
An alarm was at once sounded from
the bell on Smiths paper mill, and
a number of men started in pursuit
of the man, who was now mur-
derer, as Mr.. Clugson died half an
hour after he escaped, in the coat
and vest there was found photo
graph Of a little girl and pawn
ticket for a watch plelged in Balti-
more March 8. The clothes left be-
hind by the murderer are: Brown
over coat, light sack under coat,
black diagonal vest, and black
derby hat, with the initials &c. s. ~
When the murderer fled he had on
only his shirt and pants, his coats
and vest having been left behind,
as above stated, and his shoes hav-
ing been removed when he entered
the house. 4 man has been arrest
ed who was without these articles.
and whose shirt was full of blood
stains, He is believed to be the
Mr.. Clugston leaves a
wife and eleven children, and was
very highly respected.
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Development of ,yyoming.

CHEYENNE, March 1S.-The Lead
er in comprehensive article, shows
that Wyoming is being rapidly de
veloped and emigration pouring in.
Silver and gold mines are discover
ed in all the mountains. Five big
petroleum belts are being operated.
Immense soda lakes, sufficient to
supply all the glass factories for a
century, have just been purchased
by glass makers, who will erect
works. Farms in Northern Wyom-
ing are rapidly taken UP and new
counties organizing. Three new
railroads will be built in the Terri
tory this year, and building and
other Improvements are going on.
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Cameron Cougrasm..sea.

WASHINGTON, March 1S-Sena-
tor Cameron of Pennsylvania, has
occasion TO be proud of to-day s
work in the Senate. after the or
ganization and committees under
Republican control were completed
he was warmly congratulated. In
conversation tonight he remarked
that the struggle for ascendeney has
been SO determined and consumed
SO much time that he could not give
as. much attention to his friends
from Pennsylvania as he desired.
1t is not unlikely tha. the execu-
tive session of the Senate will ad-
journ next week. Senator Cameron
will then take trip West, perhaps
to California, for rest, and be absent
perhaps thirty day.
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Illicit DisiilIcry.

WAsHNsroS, March i7.-General
itaum, Commissioner of Internal
kevean, has Just received . report
from Floyd Court House, Va, Civ
ing an account of a recent attack
upon Illicit Dissillers in tiivIfourth
and Fifth districts of thu state. Il
occupied several days, and resulted
in the capture and destruction OF
several Iistilleries, among which
was a e establishment operated
BIZ Das Fillespie, a noted lawless
character, situated on Runnet Bag
Creek, Franklin county. The build
ing, tubs and material wece all de-
stroved.
The next seizure was that OF John
Lawsons distillery, which was made
after midnight in a section known
as 'the Bent OF Dan River" This
was a large and complete distillery,
and was prepared for beginning
work at daylight the next morning.
The establishment and contents
were destroyed
In n section known rs ''the Pima
cles" an important seizure was made,
being a distillery operated by the
Slate Brothers and their cousin, all
OF whom gre mentioned as Iawless
men, having fled from North Caro-
Ina, where they had violated the
Revenue laws. The proprietors
surrendered without resistance; and
after their property was destroyed,
comprising still OF iS5 gallons ca
pacity, 1000 gallons Of beer and l.
900 gallons of low wines, meal. etc.,
the revenue officers moved out with
the prisoners, whom they sent to
jail in Patrick county. An estab-
lishmert known as ''Shulcrs," stu
alton near the State line OF North
Carolina and operated in a large
spring house, was destroyed, as was
a recently dismantled fruit distil-
lerv.
-Four hundred yards from the 10.
cation OF the latter, several men
were found engaged in constructing
an Illicit distiilery and We're inter-
rupted, but no arrests made. A
distillery, known as abe Hooker's ;, .
4 short distance from the Virginia
line, was captured and destroyed,
together with some spirits, low
wines, mash beer, a copper still,
etc One night during the close Of
the raid, the stable where the officers
had placed their horses was broken
into-presumed by the parties who
were interrupted in building the
blockade distillery-and the animals
were mutilated, their names and
tales being shaven oil. At last SC
counts the locality was infested with
armed squads Of Illicit distiliers, "
ing in wait for Internal revenue
officers. The latest are well proyid-
ed with arms and are otherwise pre-
pared for emergencies.
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vengeance.

ST. Louis, Mo-, March 16.- A
special from Dallas, Tex, says: 'In.
formation has been received of a
most sensational tragedy on the
north fork of the Red river last Fri.
day, which brought vengence for a
crime committed fifteen years ago.
1t appears that a man named Peter
Cook, formerly from Mississippi.
with three drunken associates, Wis:
tied the house Of Toney Pine, dis
guised as United States cavalrymen.
IN 1869, robbed him OF $4,000, as
saulted lady relative, and fled.
Pine saw neither of the parties un-
til last Friday, when he and two
herders came upon Cook, who was
with some freighters. Calling him
by name, and uttering terrible oaths
Pine fired four balls into Cooks
body, killing him before he could
draw his pistol. The men present
arrested Pine, but rs he satisfied
them that his statement regarding
Cooks conduct fifteen years ago was
rue, and as he was able to produce
| newspaper account to verify it.
hey released him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23

Ok Monday of last week India
ma voted on the Constitutional
amendments which were adopted
by a large majority a year since,
but were set aside on an alleged
technical difficulty by the Supreme
Court of that State, chiefly because
the Democracy wanted the advan-
tage of an election in October last,
whereat they hoped to poll a
majority, and thus influence the
Presidential election. The vote last
week was light, but the amendments
were again carried, and by one of
them, Indiana is taken out of the
list of October States, as the State
elections il. that month are abolish
ed.
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\ Cowardly Murder.

A special to the New York Herald
from Little Rock, Ark, dated the
10Th says: The particulars of a
mysterious and sensational murder
were received this afternoon from
Harrison, Ark. VIM. Merrick lived
on farm in the vicinity of that
place, and until after the tragedy
was know not TO have an enemy.
He was at work in the woods near
bis house, when some one crept up
to within a few wards and fred two
shots at him. One shot struck him
in the back, grazing the shoulder
bone, the other penetrated his left
side and passed directly through
his body, ranging upward. Feel
ing that his wounds must bemortal.
he started to run toward his house.
but fell before he had quite reached
it. His wife, however, had heard
his cry for help and ran to meet
him. In answer to her question as
to who had Shot him, he answered
that it was one Waddley. who lived
on an adjacent farm. The wound
ed man tried to make full state
ment, but his strength failed him.
and he died in the arms of his wife.
with the name of the alleged assas-
sin upon his lips. Waddley was ar
rested, but protested his innocence
and claimed he could prove an alibi.
The coroner's jury, however. estab-
lished his presumptive guilt, and he
was lodged in Jail. All the parties
are respectfully connected. The
murder has greatly inAamed public
sentiment, and fears are expressed
that Judge Lynch may avenge the
eowardly assassination.
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GarIeId's Civi! Service Policy.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Presi-
dent Garfield said yesterday to a
Senator from one OF the Middle
States that he would send very few
nominations to the Senate before the
adiourment of that BODY. would
only fill vacancies. 1t would be
sixty DAYS az least before he began
to make any important changes.
lie also outlined the policy that he
intends TO pursue in the selection for
offices in the different States. He
thinks the best judges az to who
shall be selected tor such positions
are the Senators and Representatives
most interested. lie said that they
knew better than ne possibly could
who should be appointed, and he
intended to rely in the main on
making his selection upon them.
This viii be quite change from the
method the last Administrative
adopted IN regard to ppOlntments.
The President also said that he had
become disgus;ed with the horde of
oifice-seekers that had descended
upon him in merciless crowds. lie
has told many of these that he in
tends to make no change immediate
ly. This had the effect to drive
many If them away.-Ihiiadelphia
ITesa.
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An Illicit s,iil Capture!

NEW York, March 14-Ata Z
hour on Wednesday. Co.ond VI
shall, deputy collector Of iu,sr
revenue for the Third distnd
New York city, seized an illiciS
on First avenue near Sixtieth s'a'
which was run by FedericS G.-
workman in the employ Of Ntil--
ger x Schmidt, well known mli'.'a
They surprised Gege and his T'i.
the act of putting away in u1
closet n demiiohn Of crooked ,o-
whisky which they had eyiisl..
made during the day. lpous.'
ing the premises, the Officers 1l-
two stills of about - gallons eli-
tv each, several barrels and as
tubs, {. rec sacks Of barley mali y
a mum erof demiiohns ard '2'.1
filed w.sh whisky. The e1o1i-
range in he back room was asai
a furnace. Gcgc and wife geI. +
rested, a I this morning 9.9e
States Commission Shiclus .'
Gege for examination in Sl''
His wife was allowed TO 60
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23
SIX Thousand Pounds of Silver.

WASHINGTON, March 10. = The
largest single order for standard sill
yer dollars ever received at the
Treasury since the Silver Bill be-
came a law came in to-day. A Phil
adelphia bank ordered $4,000 Of
silver, which was shipped in sixty
bags weighing 100 pounds eleh.
Three tons of silver dollars is more
than the amount coined at all the
Mints of the United States in one
day. Th6Yc is great deal of spec
Glation among Treasury officials re-
garding the purposes to which the
Philadelphia bank intends to apply
its supply of silver. Treasurer Gil
fllan was of the opinion that it was
10 meet a payment On some ancient
lease. winch in its terms stipulated
silver as the coin to be paid.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23
Senator Edmunus Como South.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-5Senator
Edmuds left Washington last night
for a visit to Florida, and Senator
Vance, OF North Carolina, has pair
ed with him for the remainder OF
the session. Judge Edmunds has
for some time been troubled with a
bad cold, and now seeks a warmer
climate in order to avoid a threaten
ing danger Of its developing into
bronchitis or possibly settling on
his lungs. His condition is not
source of alarm, however, for he had
been similarly affected during sever
al previous winters.
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Disappeared.

SUNDuRy, Pa, March 1S.-W. w
Wilson, tobacco merchant OF this
place, disappeared inysteriously on
Thursday morning He had been
to Shamokin Dam on Wednesday
evening, across the river from this
place, attending a party and left be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock a. m, since
which time nothing has been heard
of him. He had about $500 in
money with him. There is strong
suspicion Of foul play.
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Illinois View of Judge Davis.

From the Peoria Troascrtpf tRep.i
David Davis does not take The
view that Senator should repre-
sent the people of his state. An
overwhelming majority of the peo-
pie Of Illinois are in favor of Repub
lican doctrine, but Mr.. Davis de-
clInes to represent them or their
sentiments. Mr.. Davis represents
Mr.. Davis. If he could only ar
range to eject himself and pay his
own salary the mechanism of the
Automatic Senator would be COM
plete-with all the double-back ac-
tons in perfect balance. As it is
now, the Automatic Senator works
only on one side.
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Heavy Robbery.

New York, March 17.-One ol
the most startling and extensive
robberies that ever occurred in this
city was perpetrated Wednesday
under circumstance which evil
dences almost unparalleled boldness
and skill on the part of the thieves.
Mr.. Abram f. Simons. stationer
and printer, doing business at No.
81 John street, resides with his wife
in suite of rooms on the second
floor in the large apartment house
at No. III East Seventy-second
street. Between five and six o'clock
Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Simops were absent for short time
from home. On their return they
found that their rooms had been
broken open and literally every
article of furniture and every closet
or other receptielc where valuables
could have been concealed had
been thoroughly ransacked. Every
room was in confusion and the
floors were covered with the con-
tents of the drawers of the bureaus
and secretaries. Mr.. Simons had
been printing the bonds and stock
certificates for some railroad COM
pany or companies, whose names
have not been learned, and nearly
81, ,000,000 worth of these securities
he had taken to his rooms for safe
keeping and concealment. They
were unsigned by the proper Off
GERS, but it is said were otherwise
complete. Every one of these bonds
and certificates were taken, together
with $1,000 worth of jewelry and
yaluables belonging to Mr.. and Mrs.
Simons. The securities, as stated,
were unsigned, but if the thieves
succeed in skillfully forging the
necessary signatures they may be |
to negotiate the stolen prop
erty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23
Stage Coach Fired Upon.

SAN FRAxcIsco, March 16.-A
dispatch from Tombstone says
y stage coach was fred at last
night near Contention by two high
waymen. The driver was shot dead
and one passenger was badly wound
ed r. H. Paul, agent of Wells,
Fargo & Co., returned the fire and
the horses ran away, thus saving
The passengers and treasure from
robbery
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23
Brutal Murder

LEvEXToaTH, KANs. Narch q.
\ dispatch from Cawker tliy -
Henry kutehell. a German i'--
alone in a dugout five miles H,.
that place, has been ioullv Ma'--
ed. An explosive OF some des'.t Il
ton having been thrown down y
stove pipe, deinolishinsthe ini'.~ 1.
of the house, Kptchell rushed ~ ~
but was fred at, when be ieu p. ~
was clubbed to death with q ~ y.
Two parties have been sr'''"'
charged with the crime.
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Rev Elnathsa IIig.e.

Rev, Einathan T. Hs /
vas this morning appo.ap
Governor and unanimou..r
ed by the Senate as s1.
ant OF Public Schools. w-s
Burlington, Vermont. i7r
an early age he entered t4r !
sity Of Vermont and e,alre
honors N iS49. Af.cr BIS
ton he commenced tie -
law, but was induced N e,
teaching school In Enn-
Maryland. Wailrattae..+
his mind was ta11ed %
tian ministry, aud he soon
tered the Theological Semi
theiGerman Reformed Chm
at Mercersbur-. lie was Fl
to preach the gospelia Nsr /
and served IS a supply O. It'd
mettsburg charge. In lS7j
dismissed to the C0aere.a-i5.
sociation Of Vermont. AMI
with great acceptance 1T Bella
that State.
In 1858 DR.. Iiiz5ee re
call to the First Reformed e
at Tifin, o.. and at the s5-s-
served as professor Of lang-s.-
Heidelberg College located q
place Some Of the pupils
enjoyed his instruction tie.
since ranked among the ab.e.
gusts in the country. Ial.s.
iIigbee took charge Of Grace l
at Pittsburgh. where his bill
sermons attracted much St
tiou.
In 1861 he resigned from
fcssorship of Church History
Exegesis and accepted the 2
dency Of Mercersburr COLLEGE q
he has since labored. excp. i1
the year 1878, when leave Of as
was given him to travel IN E.
with the view OF examining ia
braries and studying the educ.
al institutions of foreign LANDS
Iiigbee received his doc.ora.5i
Franklin and Marshall COLLEGE
fifteen years AGO. In person L
slightly above middle .heigh-
body is spare, his head unua
large and remarkably well furus
His scholarship is beyond al. &
ton, the most eminent men a
land being the judges. Is
guiSt, historian and ma.hemal
he has few superio-s and not u
In the fields of En-
literature and beiles-let.res d
quite at home, and with al. d
requirements he brings iuG
to any work set before
is q conversationalist and 1l
speaker he has great mam6
and force. rising sometimes u'
sloquence. His power consists "a
y in enthusing Others with
subject he may talk about, a1.
-hese qualifications, together !
lis experience as an educator
I'VE warmth and glow to our q
non school system and at tas :
ime promote the higher educ.
Il interests of the State.-iimt
Telegraph.
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GENERAL GARFIELD has announc.
ed his civil-service policy. He does
not intend to make many changes,
and at present only eontemplates
filling vacancies, while in the fu-
ture in making his appointments he
proposes to trust to the judgment Ct
the Senators and Representatives
who are the most interested. This is
in accordance with the precedents Of
the Republic and is sound enough.
philadelphia Press.
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London's Mayor.

LONDON, March 17.-At midnight
a policeman on duty at Mansion
House Observed fire on theground
near the rear wall of the Lord Nav
or's official residence, and found
a wooden box with fuse connect
ed, to which some lighted paper had
been recently applied The officer
extinguished the fire and took the
box to the police station. where it
was found to contain about forty
pounds of gun powder with fuse in
the midst of it. 40 arrests have
been made, nor has any clue to the
perpetrators been thus far discover
ed,
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\ Drunaard.

CHICAGO. March 16.-Judge L. S
Graham died at Atchison, Kan, this
morning from the effects of dissipa-
ton and exposure. Last night he
was found by the police lying in
sensible on the platform of the
Union depot, in that city, aud the
physician who was called pronounc-
ed 1t 4 paralytic stroke. Graham
was at one time Judge of the Dis
trict Court at Atchison, and was a
lawyer Of great ability, but of late
he had been a drunkard, deserted
by his family and supported by
charity.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23

LET the ciyil-serrice reformers
talk cut loud at Washington now or
forever hold their peace. Twelve
thousand officc-seekers are trying to
have 1900 ofiiee-holders turned
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An Extra Session.

WAsHEsGroy, March is The
question of calling an extra session
Of Congress was fully discussed at
the cabinet meeting to-day, and
though no definite conclusion was
reached there seems good ground
for the statement that the arguments
IN its favor which are being made
have had their effect with TIE presi-
dent. 1t now appears not only pos
sible bat quite. probable that the
question will shortly he decided and
that an extra session viii be called
to NEE; between the lst and 18th of
Nav.