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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-26

A punctual mans watch was one day.
lust one minute slow, and so he was
Just thirty seconds late at the depo'.
That half minute made a difference oil
ten hours with him, and in the loss vi
those ten hours. he failed to make an eX-
pected trade, which would have brought
him gain of ten thousand dollars.
A young man, a stranger in commuu-
ity, went to a church and there was no.
body TO show him a seat. After hanging
around the doors awhile he ventured IN
and took such a seat as he could hhu'
in name that was the church of his prefer
ence; his kindred in distant state
attended Il church of that name and TINS
ought to have been his home. The next
Sabbath he went to another church, ana
there he was cordially welcomed anu
pleasantly seated at once. In a few years
that young man was leading onhcla
member of the church that looked out for
strangers.
A boy was once overpaid penny by
, the clerk in making change. He was
sharp enough to discover his surplus
penny but not honest enough to return IT,
4 That bow found his first long stopping
2 place in prison. An honest penny Is
r fortune; one dishonest penny spolls
Q fortune anda character and life.
= 1t was only word just monosy liable
e but it was said at such a time and in suct
II way that it cut and hurt and made
- wound so deep and bad that it did no
n heal for Years and then it left All ugl
scar.
h In Il company there was face, not II
|, markable for beauty, but expressive
m character; purity, noble purpose. modest
Of and true affection were mtrked there.
D. stranger looked upon that face IL fe
De minutes and went forth inspired to hig
ii. and holy endeavor. From that hour, iro
he that look, human life that hld bee
W likely to curse the world, became dol
49, ology and benediction.
se "a pebble in the streamlet scant.
Has turned the of many river
dew drop the baby plant
he Has warped the giant oak forever"
int 1t takes only word, a look, the act OF
AN second, to impress II memory Tor a Il
nal time-yea, forever. And that memo
ter may be means of grace or hinderl
hat weight. There are people whom
,ck never see without remembering sor
en- mean or wicked or pernicious acts IL
on have done; and other people whose nan
is always call up some charity, some word
on cheer some noble doing. They may hi
a forgtten but we remember.
ing Faithfulness is needed in all lit
by things. No great and good work is dc
is without somebody attends to all the trif
is The lowest private in the ranks may tt
'ich the tide of battle.
att No wise man will "despise the day
small things"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-26

The following republicans were elected
to the United States Senate last week:
Maine, Eugene Hale; Massachusetts, Hen
nv l.. Dawes; Connecticut, Joseph L..
HawIev: New York, Thomas G. Platt !;
Ohio, John Sherman; Indiana, Benz
Harrison; Michigan, o, d. Conger; Min
nesota. S. J. r. McMillan Nebraska,
Gen. Charles Van Wyck, This week the
republicans will doubtless cleo in New
Jersey, Gen. James r. Sewall, born in Ire
land in 1885; in Wisconsin, Philetus Saw,
yer, born in Whitney, Addison county, w..
in 1916; and in California, Gen. John f
Miller.
The democrats have chosen Mr.. BayarG
| in Delaware and Gen. Cocknell IN MIS-
souri,, and Col. Fair in Nevada. The
contests in Pennsylvania and Tennessee
are vet undetermined. The Grow mer
propose to those supporting Oliver, the
republican caucus candidate, severa
names to choose from in Pennsylvania
while in Tennessee the republicans appear
to have united on man and the demo
Gratis are still divided. In West Virgin
democrats have nominated Mr., Camden,
railroad man and no doubt will elect him
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-26
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For the ceek ending TueSda y January %, 1851;
cattle Sheep. Hogs CARES
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03

Postmaster General James has, It
is said. devised u plan for sending
small sums Of money through the
mails 1T u cheap rate. The device
consists OF a card having three col
umns representing dollars, tens and
cents, and the amount to be drawn
is designated Nv punching ont figures
Two denominations will be issued,
one for all sums within 81 80, and
the other for al sums within 81.
The orders will he epayable 10 bearer,
and the postoliicc will not be respon-
sible for their safe delivery any
more than for fractional currency,
for which they are substitute.
The orders will be finely printed on
bank-notc paper. The postmaster
will sell the 80 30 card for two or
three cents premium, and the 30.
card for four or five cents premium,
and will himself punch out the
amount paid, and the buyer will
simply enclose the card in his let
ter, and the receiver can cash 1t at
any office. The postmaster will
enter the amount on stub, which
will be the only check the depart
ment " need, as the name OF send
er ard payee are not entered. In
order to prevent the use of the post
al orders as currency they are to be
redeemable only three months
from the date of issue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03

Il an article treating on the defeat
of Roscoe Conkling, the Philadelphia
North American utters the following
words of wisdom. which it would be
well for the voters of TIE country to
lay to heart, and when occasion Of
fers, to act upon:
The poorest stick of the age, or
indeed of any age, is the man who
can make a speech and nothing else.
This is an age when work is to be
done. In this country we have been
talked to death. Because a man can
blab acceptably we send him to
Congress. In nine eases out of ten,
when he gets there he finds his place
taken by other men who can make
more noise. The Senate never held
a more efficient man of affairs than
William p. Fessenden. But Mr..
Fessenden was not snowy, and his
speeches were about fifteen minutes
long. 1t was only when one sat
down and read his short speeches
that the greatness of the man be-
came apparent. With him there
was nothing for show and everything
for service. As san expediter of pub.
lie business he was worth regiment
of Summers. For Mr.. Sumner was
intolerant of business men and inca
pable of business methods. 1t is
not the man who talks, but the man
who acts in legislative bodies, who
impresses himself upon his age. He
may not win so much applause in
his lifetime, but he will be known us
a maker of precedents, and he will
live longer in those precedents than
any orator can live iii his phrases"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
CULLINGS.

A TEN-MILE horse race between
Miss NJ. Pinneo, of Greeley, Col, and
Miss Curtis, of Topeka, Kan, came
off last week at Leadville. Miss
Pinneo won the race in twenty-six
minutes. Her competitor dis
mounted and tainted on the eighth
mile.
IT must be said of Roscoe Conk-
ling. and it deserves to be said, that
he goes out of office with clean
hands. There is no dirty money in
his pockets. In this time of yenali-
ty such an honorable example
should not be lost sight of-Intcr-
Ocean.
Our esteemed Republican con-
temporarics, having gotten Mr..
Conkling down, are jumping on
HMM the sacred instincts of har.
mony. Their idea of peace in the
party is strikingly like that of the
good old time-worn Spanish Mar
shal. who, being urged on his DEATH
bed to forgive and pray for his enc
mics, replied that he had no enemies
to forgive-he had shot them ALL
~ y Graphic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03

THE Philadelphia Press is willing
away its midsummer leisure by
lashing the officials of the Legisla-
ture for extravagance-nay, bold
theft-in the matter of furnishing
supplies for our law makers. Ac-
cording to its showing, a little whole
some Imprisonment should be meted
out to the purchasing agents and
contractors. 1t is an oft-told, and
probably, o'er-true tale, that needs
an investigation by the courts If
the Press has the facts, as it alleges,
let it lay them before the District
Attorney Of Dauphin county, and
action must follow. 1t has had the
advantage of the sensation, now let
the taxpayers reap the benefit OF its
disclosures, before court and jury.
The Press can do the State a service
if it will. 1t can either commit the
rogues, or relieve the Commonwealth
from the stain its charges have atfix-
ed upon it. Let us have action
action.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
Pennsylvania Prohibitionists

ALTOONA, Penn, July 2S.-The
Safe Convention of the Prohibition
Reform party met here to-day, del
egates to the number of forty-ive,
representing twenty-five counties,
being in attendance. James NJ.
Wilson, of Mercer County, was NOM
mated for State Treasurer. The
platform denounces the refusal of
the State Senate to allow the people
to decide the question of prohibi-
ton; afiirms that the only effective
means of prohibiting the liquor traf-
fic is by separate party organization;
that all Christian features of the
Cove rnment should be sacredi,y r
maintained; condemns the policy OF
raising revenue by the crimes of the
people and at the price of blood;
that in no case will candidates af1il-
iating with the license system be
supported; favors Civil Service re-
form and a protective tariff; opposes
the selling of convict labor, polyga-
my and monopolies, and closes by
favoring compulsory education.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
White. the Mail Robber.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Chiet In
spector Parker of the Post Office De-
partment has received information
of the arrest in Colorado of Ham
White, a noted mail robber and
desperate, formerly of Texas
White was convicted in April, 1877,
in Texas of highway robbery of che
United States Mails and senteaced
to imprisonment for life at Mounds
vile, w. Va. He was a daring
highwayman, whom it was known
had murdered a. numbsy of men.
The President was inauced to par
don White last spring. This, it is
thought, was done without a full
knowledge of Whites crime.
Immediately upon receiving his
pardon he re-entered upon his ca
reer as highwayman; organized his
gang and robbed stages in Texas,
Arkansas. New Mexico and Colora-
do. He will be brought to trial at
once in Colorado. Warrants have
been procured for his arrest and
trial in Arkansas and Texas to be
used in case the Colorado prosecu-
ton fails to convict.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
Hunting Outlaws.

CHICAGO, July ga dispatch
from the Maple Spring camp, Eu-
claire county, Wis, says: New life
has been infused into the pursuit of
the Williams brothers by the arriv-
III of eight Indian scouts With thirty
blood-hounds employed out West
by the United States Government
The scouts are headed by Buffalo
Charlie and Yellowstone Kelley.
With these names the public were
made familiar during Clusters and
Miles campaigns in 1876 and 1877.
Buffalo Charles parents, brothers
and sister were killed blythe Indians
over six years ago, since which time
he has given his whole heart to the
work of tracking redskins and fugi-
tives from justice generally. The
trail of the outlaws will be taken up
in the vicinity of Deolittle's camp,
and the scouts viii go ahead with
the entire pack ofbloodhounds, u1k-
ing such a hunt as was never wit
messed in the big woods before.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03

RtcHMoyD, Va, July 3D. The
cruel betrayal OF IN cstimable and
highly connected young lady OF this
city by n man who isiarried her sole
ly as cloak for the preparation of
the crime of forgery Is q story more
remarkable than fiction, and its an
nouncelnent creates intense feeling
in this community. During tlIe
early part Of this month the young
lady in question. whose widowed
mother keeps boarding house and
is extremely poor, and who was III
search of some honorable employ
ment, CHANGED to read in the Hart
ford Comm Gurchman an adver-
tisement for a governess 10 take
charge ola young child of widow
er. She at once applied by letter
for the position, at the same time
forwarding handsome letters of rec
ommendation of an eminent Judge
and a distinguished Episcopal di-
vine of this city. In answer to the
application the advertiser came in
person to Richmond, and represent
ed himself as Mr.. Thomas Marvin, a
wealthy widower of the West. He
said he was SO much pleased with
the beautiful character given of tie
young lady that he had come on at
once to secure her services. He re-
manned here a few days, and the re-
suit of his visit was that, instead of
q governess he secured bride, upon
whom, before their marriage, he
settled" $4,000, the contract being
drawn up by the judge, who had in
part been the cause Of bringing the
parties together. Martins fine per-
sonal appearance and plasible
manner, together with the high
character of the letters of credit and
the introduction which he presented
upon his arrival here, established
the utmost confidence in him, SD
much so that, besides imposing up
on all of the young lady's relatives
and friends, he succeeded without
any trouble in negotiating, at the
First National Bank OF Richmond,
a draft on Chicago for $500. The
parties were married last week, and
left for an extended tour. The re-
turn of The draft to the bank, with
the statement that it and the letter
were base forgeries, first revealed the
true character of the impostor. De-
tectlses were Immediately put upon
his track by the officials of the bank.
The first intelligence received from
the bridal party was contained in
telegram from the unfortunate lady,
dated Albion, N. Y, July 22d, in
quiring into the truth Of report in
the papers there that q fatal accident
had befallen her mother. From this
1t would appear that Marvin had
concocted and had published the
story of the accident in the hope that
his wife would Immediately return
home, and thus give him the OPP
portunity to desert her. Friends
from Richmond went to Albion to
the relief Of the young lady, and she
is now on her way home. Nothing
has yet been heard from the 1etect-
ives who were sent after Marvin,
who is believed to have made his es-
cape into Canada.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
n Mormon Murdered.

CHICAGO, July 2S.-A special to
the Times from San Francisco says:
News has been received here that
Bishop Philip Khngin Smith at one
time of high standing and influence
in the Mormon Church, and the ex-
poser of the Mountain Meadow mas
sacre and participant therein, is
dead His body vas found in n
prospect hole in Sonora, Mexico,
under circumstances indicating
murder. Bishop Smith has died as
he expected. After convicting John
d. Lee Of the Mountain Meadow
massacre he said. Il know the
church viii xiii me sooner or later.
1t is only a question of time After
returning from the trial, by order of
the church his wife left him, and he
started south and lived in Arizona.
In that Territory two attempts were
made to kill him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
Secretary of the Senate Dead.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Col. John
G. Burch, Secretary of the United
States Senate, died at his residence
in this city, to-day from organic di-
sease of the heart.
NASHVILLE, July 2S.-News of
the death at Washington to-day
of Colonel John C. Burch, Secretary
of the United States Senate, produc-
ed a painful shock in this communi-
ty, so sudden and fatal termina-
ton of his illness not being anticipa-
ted. The deceased was long identi-
fed with the journalism of this city,
and was President of the American
Publishing Company at the time of
his death; and a large stakeholder in
the -American newspaper. Members
of the city press held a meeting and
adopted appropriate resolutions.
The City Council in session tonight
also adopted resolutions of respect.
The remains will be brought here
forinterment, arriving Sunday morn
ing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
A Collision.

RYE, n. v. july - Two freight
trains were in collision o., tie New
York and New Haven division Of
the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad at this place this
afternoon. The train from New
York was 10 switch oil some cars 10
a side track. whep - special ffcis5s
of thitty-twoclrs, iiIl lIdrn, sispalIed
It's approach from the east. The
ilagnan was sent ahead 10 signal
the approaching train, which could
not be seen from the station Oh ne
count Of the great curve, but for
some cause the nagman returned
ana the train which was to have
uassed through without stopping
came on at full speed and dashed
into the standing train. The con
ductor of be..special train, Eli Latin,
and Henry HalIock, brakeman, con-
yersing on Hat car, were thrown
between two ears, both Of which
were smashed. Latin was killed in
stantly and Hallock horribly mutt
lated. james MILDLY and Edward
Elliot, engineers of the westward
and eastward bound trains, were
thrown from their engines. The
former was severely and the latter
slightly wounded.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
Firebugs Attempt to Destroy a Town.

TRENTON, n. j., .Jpty 2S.-At an
early hour yesterday morning q
seemingly systematic attempt was
made TO burn the small town OF New
Hope, Pa, abo.,, Y miles from this
city. In three o. tour different parts
OF the town fra m' buildings We're ig-
nited, and simI taneously 1t APP
pears, the newpaper factory, just on
the outskirts, was ;so set on fire
and would probably have been de-
stroyed but for the exertlons OF the
employees and the New Hope fire.
men, who confined the flames to the
annex hgilding. This latter, which
was frame structure, was consum-
ed, causing a loss of about 1000,
which is covered by insurance. The
damage done elsewhere in the town
esabraced the destruction of three
barns and 4 large quantity of lum-
Der. AS it is fully believed that the
fires were of incendiary origin a re-
ward OF 500 has been offered for the
arrest of the perpetrators.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
thoroughly united party.

In the Mandamus case against the
State Treasurer, to compel the pay
ment to the members of the Legisla-
ture of $500 each. over and above
the 81 900 paid then' at the close OF
the session, Judge Pearson last week
filed his opinion. The learned Judge
holds that the Act of May 1874, al
lowing the extra $500 is unconstitu-
tional and rules that the Treasurer
shall not pay it. OF course this is
not the end of the case, as it will be
carried up to the Supreme Court
but so clear and strong is the reason
ing of Judge Pearson, and his decis-
ion is apparently in such strict con-
formity with the provisions of the
Constitution that there is but little
doubt he will be sustained by the
Court Of last resort. If so the result
will be eminently satisfactory TO the
tax payers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
Suicide of a Boy

LANCASTER, July 2S.-The vicini-
ty Of Barevillc, West Earl Town
ship, this county, was thrown into
excitement this morning by the dis
covery that q 12-year-old son OF
Samuel NJ. Good, a tenant farmer,
had hanged himself in his fathers
barn. The lad was subject to epi-
lepsy. and, like nearly all victims OF
this disease, was given to despond-
ency. A Deputy Coroner held amin
quest and verdict was rendered in
accordance with the above facts. The
father of the lad is well know, hav-
ing been a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for Prison-keeper
of this county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03

NEW ORLEANS, July 25.-A spe-
cial dispatch from Yazoo City says
that information was received there
to-day of a horrible affair that oc-
CURED near Sataratia, in which a
white girl was outraged and muir
dered by a negro blacksmith named
Isaac Fisher. The latter, thinking
he had killed the girl by choking
her. threw the body into the well,
and then went into a shop near by.
Returning after little while he
found the girl standing in the wa
ter. which was two and n half feet
deep, whereupon, going down on
the rope, he drowned her, but was
then unable to get out, and was
found there with the dead body Of
his victim. The citizens, who bad
assembled, voted on the question Of
hanging him, but some circumstances
in the case caused a majority to IA
vor holding him until after an IN
quest had been hei /
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
A Destructive Fl

BRADFORD, Pa, july 4
broke out in Mrs. WilcoI;
establishment on Wasll.
Cattaraugus, y. Y, at11
this morning, and sgsN
of that, the main stree.
destroying seventeen o
pal business houses oi4
cluding two drug si0ls
ware stores, groceries diI'
The Salamanio El1e .
went to the assistance
too late to do much COED :
having devoured eys'y:l7 2.
their reach. The tola-
mated at $1,000, WilAF
over $4,000 insurance
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03

THERE are many signs that the
attempt of some of the more fanati-
cal of the temperance people in Ohio
to run a separate State ticket will
not be successful enough to endanger
Governor Fosters reelection. MANY
prominent members of the party
have already come forward and de-
clared that they consider a separate
ticket this year unwise and calculat-
ed to injure the cause. Others say
the Temperance Convention did not
fairly represent the party, but was
controlled by personal enemies of
Governor Foster. In fact, there
seem to be a good many people in
Ohio who are temperance men in
the same sense that Oliver johnson
said he was a Spiritualist. When
he appeared on the witness-stand in
the Beecher-Tilton trial he was ask
ed if he were a Spiritualist. II am"
was the answer, 'but l am not &
d--l fool. " Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03
Secretary Window Threatened.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Ex-Treas-
ury Agent Bissell was at the Treas
ury Department to-day. He saw
Secretary Window and told him
that the letter which threatened the
Secretary's life, if Lamphere was not
removed, was not written by him.
He said he would not shoot any
man for an office. lie also said he
was convinced that the alleged let
ter was gotten up and written inside
the Treasury Department. While
Bissel was in the Secretary's room
quite crowd of clerks gathered in
the corridor in that vicinity When
he came out he said, -They must
think am a penny show" The
Secret Service men are inquiring into
the case and the indications point
to an early arrest of Bissell on q
charge of sending threatening mat
ter through the mails. Bissell was
formerly a special agent OF the de
partment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-03

THE ~ y Tribune is laboring
zealously in the cause of concilia-
ton and unity by keeping up its fire
on ex-senator Conkling. If Mr..
Conkling is as irretrievably dead as
it would have its readers believe, it
is very small and nasty business
to be kicking a corpse. If he still
lives politically it is very assinine
to chafe him into active hostility.
None know better than does the
Tr;balaa that the State cannot be car
ried by the Republicans, except by a
thoroughly united party.