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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
The Compromise Candidates.

Several of the seven are men ol
| fine ability in their professions, but
not a single one combines in himself
the qualifications demanded by the
Grow address OF ole week ago. Mr.
Bayne has not shone in Congress
Mr.. Shiras is fine lawyer. but to-
tally without Legislative experience.
Mr.. Wolfe's history and character
are we.l known TO those who have
kept up with the history of the Leg
islature of Penna.. during the last
half dozen years. Senator Stewart
is aa able lawyer, but without special
experience Gs a legislator Mr..
Wharton is Philadeipliian, known
20 possess a "bar1,p which seems to
be the oniy reason known why his
name is mentioned in this coRnec-
ton. OF Mr. Grow ii is not neces-
sary to speak. Mr.. MacVeagh is, all
things considered. the ablcst man of
the lot. but the chief trouble with
him is that it is always necessary
TO inquire on the opening of cam
paign whether he is for or against
the Republican party, After their
experience with Mr.. Edgar Cowan,
the Republicans of Pa, do not desire
TO be represented in the Senate Of
the United States by man who
cannot be depended upon to act
with his party on party questions
OF course, the proposal for COM
promise will not be entertained by
the Oliver men. They have can
didate and they pr,poseto adhere to
him until all chance of electing him
is gone
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
Another link TO the Conspiracy

The scheme mas been hatched.
There is no longer any doubt about
the policy of the leaders of the bolt
ers. They are determined to ruin
the Republican party, now that
their plan to control it has been
frustrated. Mr.. Grow is, and has
been, of no account to them. They
have masqueraded under his name
sufficiently long to bring him to
that degree of disrepute among al
Republicans that they viii gladly
see him dropped out Of sight. Hav-
inc brought Mr.. Grow to this hui
initiating position, and inveigled a
number of members into boiling by
telling them what a grand thing it
is to be an anti-Camcron, an anti
QUAY. an anti-machine or an anti
something else fellow, these leaders
are now ready to launch their latest
scheme. Under the direction Of Mr..
Wharton Bake, a Philadelphian
who has made some money by sell
ing stocks and shaving notes. an
independent organization is to be
formed to control the Republican
party. As Mr.. Baker has the money
to hire the brains and the present
leaders Of the boilers possess the
necessary malignity, there is danger
that the scheme may succeed. The
plan is to form an independent or
ganization within the party that
shall nominate candidates for the
party accept. If the party does not
Weld to the dictation of this organi-
zation it viii run independent cam
didates in opposition to the nomi-
nees Of the regular convention. Mr..
Wolfe. it is understood. to salve him
for his failure to secure the endorse
ment of the bolters for the present
vacancy in the L. S. Senate, is to he
the candidate of the boilers in 1884
According to the programme he is
to canvass personally each county
during the nominating period, and
then 90 before the people as the
independent, or bolter's, candidate
for Senator. This is in brief the
history of the origin and objects
of the recentsecret conference among
the leaders of the boilers. The facts
as narrated cannot be disputed and
show as conclusively as can be
shown that the leading kickers arc
for no one but themselves-are de-
termined to rule the Republican
party for their own aggrandizement
or ruin it.-HaJrisJ,gg Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
\ Guilty Pair.

WILLIAMPo2T, Pa, Feb. 3.-Geo
Smith and Catherine Miller were
executed this morning in the Jail at
this place. About 2 o'clock Rev. J.
A. Bright, of Jersey Shore, visited
Smith in the condemned cell. At
Smiths request, the sacrament was
administered, after which he seemed
in excellent spirits. The night was
spent by both prisoners in religious
exercises, and they were much per-
turbed in mind this morning. Smith,
however, said he was prepared to
die, and then, speaking of Mrs. Mil
Ter, his accomplice, stated that she
was fully as much to blame as he,
and that he murdered Miller at her
solicitation. A statement to this eff
feet was prepared and read from the
scaiiold. At II o'clock the prisoners
were led from the cells, heard the
death sentence read, and then pro-
ceeded to the scaffold, accompanied
by their religious advisers and the
sheriff and his deputies. As they
APP reached the gallows, the woman
showed such evident signs of weak
ness that those who were with her
were compelled to assist her in as
cending the steps. Smith also was
greatly distressed, and exhibited un-
equivocal signs of physical and
mental weakness. Being placed in
position upon the scaffold, the black
cap was adjusted and the moose fit
ted around their necks. Religious
exercises were then begun. and be-
fore they were well finished the trap
was sprung, at 1l:20 a. m. There
was scarcely any pereeptable strug-
gle by either, and no mishap accur-
red Of any kind. Several hundred
persons were assembled in the Jail
yard to witness the execution.
The crime for which Mrs. Miller
and Geo. Smith were executed to-
day was committed on March 18th
last, at jersey Shore, Pa. Andrew
Miller, the woman's husband, was
discovered hanging to a beam in his
barn, with his skull crushed in.
After an investigation, the coroner's
ljury found that he met his death at
the hands of Geo. Smith and that
Catherine Miller, his wife, and
Smiths paramour, was an accessory
both before and after the fact. Both
subsequently confessed, but even up
to the last moment each accused
the other of having planned the
murder.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
Town Burned.

NORFOLK, Va, February lin.
formation was received here to-day
that the town of Plymouth, in
Washington county, n. C., was al
most destroyed by fire last night
the freight warehouse of the steamer
Chowan and one store being the on.
ly houses left standing. The fire
originated from a kerosene explo.
sion. -Four hundred bales of cotton
were burned. No particulars were
given as to the losses and insurance
RALEIGH, n. G., February l.
The fire on Monday night in Plym-
orth, n. G., destroyed almost the
entire business part of the town
The losses foot ups127 800. Thirty
three buildings were burned, among
which were the Court House, Gface
Episcopal Church and thirty-thref
stores. Two hundred and fifty bales
of cotton, besides quantities OF
shingles, lumber, etc, were also de-
stroyed. The losses on the stocks
Of goods were heavy only two OF
the parties burned out held any in
surance.
The fire started in the Office of the
Roanoke Transportation Company.
The post Office and custom house
were also burned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
A Representative That Voices Re
publican Sentiment.

Had Mr. Grows friends entered
the Republican caucus, and carried
of the prize of the Senatorship, he
certainly should have had the sup
port of our Senator and member.
They would have been derelict to
their duty as Republicans if they had
acted otherwise. But when the Grow
men refused to go into a Republican
caucus, and threatened TO bolt the
caucus nomination, our member
Mr.. Holman, did only what every
true and upright Republican should
do-refusc TO sustain or vote for a
bolter.
Mr.. Holmes voices" the senti-
ment of the Republicans of this
county when he sustains the party
nomination. | cannot be otherwise
for the true Republicans of!the
county would not counsel destruc.
ton of this organization by boiling
when a nomination does not please
the unsuccessful party. Mr. Holmes
is ''refiecting" the will of his constit
uents by voting for Oliver.-Perr3
| COunfg 4dg0cnte, Rcp.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
Pension Arrearages.

WASHINGTON, January 24.-'fhe
Commissioner of Pensions estimates
that the total cost to the country of
the Arrearages Act will be the enOr-
nous sum of S52l. .000,040. This is
over s200,000,000 more than has
been previously estimated. In the
letter to Senator Davis. of West Nir-
ginia, Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, in which the Com
missioner communicates this start
ling information, lie SAYS that one
tenth of the claims made Tor arrear-
ages are fraudulent. He has not the
means under the present law to de-
tect and punish the perpetrators of
the frauds. The Pensions Appropri-
alton Bill is now pending before the
Senate Appropriations Committee
and before tits reported some amend
ment will be devised to at least pre-
vent the Government from being
swindled. The Pension Arrearages
Act will forever remain stupendous
monument of Democratic stupidity
aud folly. The act was passed with
ont proper consideration in spasm
of antiseleotion sentimentality.
While the Democrats in Congress
have hardly devised one measure for
the relief Of taxpayers in the Arrear-
ages Act, they have imposed a bur
den on the country amounting with
in a few millions of the one-fourth
of the principle of the public debt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09

The Meyersdale Commercial insist.
that there was fully tive hundred
persons at the late County Meeting
Suppose there was; there were
sixty votes by actual count sustain
ing the boilers, being less than one
third Of those present in the meet
ing, and just about the same pro-
portion the bolters at Harrisburg
sustain TO the regular party vote
As TO its allegation that almost
erery district in the county was
represented, We differ emphatiealIy,
but grant that to be true also; there
are thirty-three districts in the coun-
ty, which If divided into sixty would
not furnish two votes 10 the district,
while on the other hand we know.
as does the Commercial, that Meyers
dale had over thirty delegates pres
ent. and we can count on our fingers
over twenty-five county officials and
Others belonging to the Court House
clique in this town, who voted with
them, thus leaving not over half-a-
dozen votes to represent the balance
of the county. The Gommercioi must
revise Il figures if it wants to show
that the meeting voiced the senti-
ment of the county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09

Och contemporary is quite clearly mis-
takuii, II is the boss business and the king
caucus business, which make the bolting
burincsa necessary that are great, bat we
ifye, rot growing, evils which threaten the
disinte;. ration OF the party Just now they
appear be waning, and there is 4 propor-
tionate srowth Of hope for the parfy.--fffts-
baagh s,sifcs.
What is the scratching minority
but an impertinent boss? 1t has
not been an unusual thing in reli-
'gion an, in politics to find little
cliques no set themselves up as
bosses, "a threaten destruction un-
less they we're permitted to run the
organization. The Despatch sneers
at king caucus, and yet the eau
Gus is only the simple expression of
the majority. fine Despatch knows
any better method of ascertaining
the popular will il should diyulge it
at once. There are doubtless cases
where men have aspired to 'boss
the party" but they have often,
however, been found in the minori-
ty. Because a man is sore-head
and bolter is no reason that he is
unseliish, and a pure patriot. A
caucus should be the expression of
an honest majority; when that ex-
preston is made it is binding upon
those taking part in it. If it is not
SO there is an end to all concerted
action. The above quotation from
the Despatch is in reply the Inter
Oceans remarks upon the situation
in Pennsylvania. If there is any
thing encouraging and highly hon
orable i'll the party in Pennsylva-
MIA, it would be in order to point it
/ out.-Inter- Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
A Stricken Village.

Sioux CITY, Iowa, Feb. 2-Small
pox has RACED with great fatality at
Jefferson, Union county. Dakota,
about twelve miles from this city. a
settlement of French Canadians.
The neighboring towns have been
qarrantined against jefferson for
nearly a month, but the people, al
though contributions have been
made to them from this city and
other places, have tired Of their iso-
lation aud threaten to visit this
city. In consequence the city coun-
ell sent a commissioner to them.
who ascertained that ninety eases
have occurred there, thirty-two have
died and only six have recovered
so far. There are now sixty cases
under treatment, many Of which
will recover. The outlook now.
however, is regarded a. decidedly
better.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09

treason. No man or set of men
must be permitted to occupy q 20.
siiion in the party, share its
enoluments, reap its lionors, and
then strike at is regular nominees
if they do nc. personally fancy
them. None OF them are so high
and mighty that they can be allow
cd 10 lift themselves by their boot
straps over the rules OF the party
and stand on a higher plane where
they are not responsible 10 the
common herd. There must be will
ing. cheerful acquieseence IN the
decisions Of the majority, and ar
honest faithful support Of its nomi
.nees OF chaos has. come again, and
the grand old historical Republican
party win totter to It's fall.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
A ratea Famiiy.

LOUISVILLE, KY, February -
The Cericr Joaraqt i.as The follow
ing special from Si,ring Lick, Ky:
Wiley Embrey, an oil and respect
ed farmer in BGtlcf county, and six
OF his children, were burned TO
death on Friday night, the vito and
eldest daughter escaping without
injury. The particulars Of the bura-
ing are as follows
On the night referred to Embrey
and his farnilyretircd between : and
8 o'clock. and st 70 o'clock the wilc
and husband were awakened by the
roaring cf fire, which they disc0y-
cred WAS up stairs, and in a room
where six Of their children were
sleeping. Embrey rushed 70 the
stair door, opened II and started up
stairs, when. he was met by the
flames issuing from above, and fell
PROSTATE upon the floor. His wife
and their oldest daughter, who were
sleeping in the same room, realized
the peril Of their own lives, rushed
out Of doors, leaving behind them
the old man and six children TO
perish in the house, the roof Of
which was then falling in. The old
lady and her daughter began scream
ing at the top Of their yoies, which
soon attracted several of the neigh
bors 10 the horrifying scence Of dis
aster, but they arrived too late 10
render any assistance whatever.
Language is wholly inadequate to
describe the walls and means OF the
grief-stricken mother and daughter.
who stood BY gazing on all that was
dear to them on earth perishing IN
the angry iiamcs The fire was not
extinguished until everything was
consumed. Among the debris, par
ticles of the father and children
were found but not in sufficient
quantities to be Unidentified. Wiley
Embrey was farmer, and by dint
Of hard work and the strictest econ
omy, managed to save enough TO live
easy and comfortable for the re-
mainder Of his life. The whole
country is nearly paralyzed over the
horrible death Of Mr. EmbTey and
bis childres. 1t is not believed
that Mrs. Embrey and her daugh-
ter viii survive the shock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
Church Destroyed.

BosroN, February "A fire early
this morning completely destroyed
the First Baptist Church in Central
Square. Cambndgeporf, Mass. Thu
church was one of the largest edi
fees in the city, and was built o.
brick, with wooden superstruet-
ure; the towers, two in number,
being fifteen and one hundred feet
high respectively. The fire caught
from one of the furnaces, quickly
consuming the structure, the rool
falling in about half ah hour after
the fire started. The church, ol
which w. T. Chase is pastor, was
dedicated December 25th, 1867, on
the site of the original Westinghouse
Mhich Yas also burned on January
22d, 1866. The loss, including the
organ, piano, etc, is si25.00g. The
building was valued at sos, 600.
The insurance amounts in the aggre-
gate to s57 900.
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to repudiate an honest debt, let
them take the responsibility ana
llook ont for other dcbts o,eiig by The
Goyeramen;.
Rebel war claims ''bugbear, that
the northern Democrats like to ohear
about.
Ifthis bill should pass every rebel
officer that left our army in 1S6l,
would cDmc in for his little arrears
on the same ground. iIurrah for
Hancock.
A bill has been introduced IN
+ Congress to authorize tie Public
printer to print 10000 additional
copies of the Medical and Surgical
/ History of the War. fit should
become law every Surgeon and
( Physician in the country could OBJ
/ tain set OF these valuable books
/ through his Congressman.
/ Quarters have been secured here
for the Allegheny Veteran Republi-
can Regiment from Pittsburgh on
on the 4th of March. The regiment
will be at least 500 strong with a
band of 2S pieces and will arrive on
the forenoon of March 3. and remain
until the evening of the 9TH. The
District Attorney Of Western Penna.
/ Col. W. \. Stone, will be in com.
mand. i
Soldiers petitions against the pas
sage of Commissioner Bentley S
sixty surgeon BILL" to expet IL
the business of pensioners, are be-
ginning to pour in upon Congress
The trick consists in the fact that
the petitions are printed here by
claim agents and by some who arc
known to be swindling the soldiers
and sent broadcast over the country
to gather signatures for effect on
/ Congress.
His estimate, of the probable coSl
to the government OF the arrears act
is in the hands Of Senator Davis, o'
West Va, chairman Of the commit
tee on appropriations. The figures
read s5l0000,000.
The claim agents here dispute
these figures from the pension Office
and say Mr.. Bentley is trying e
bluff Congress into passing his pei
bin.
/ One claim agent that | heard tes
tify before the House Especial" com
mittee last Saturday by the name a
Lemon. said he had charge of 90
900 claims, and employed in his Of
flee Ga clerks.
J. J. Dongcs, OF Meversdale, Yves
in this city to day and was examin
ed at the pension Office while her'
for a pension.
Mrs. Rachel Keunel, mother o
John Keunel, late of Larimer town
ship, was granted a pension to-day
by Commissioner Bentley.
The lecture room of Masonic Tenn
pie was crowded on Friday night to
hear James Redpath's lecture OF
the Irish Land War" On the plat
form were seated Senator Bruce an6
wife.
Mrs. Essie Sanner, formerly o
Somerset.prefaced the lecture byvery
beautifully singing The wearing
OF the Green" and on being encorec
gave another genuine Irish sons
which was heartily applauded by
the audience.
Mrs. Sanner has been under mF
steal instruction in New York fol
the past two years. and the large
number of her friends in Washing
ton who were present to hear hel
debut speak highly of the quality
of her voice.
PICKET.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09
Simon Cameron.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-Ex
Senator Simon Cameron arrived
here tonight, aud will depart in a
few days on his long expected
Southern trip. He viii be accom-
panied by two friends. He will
first travel through Virginia, North
and South Carolina, and Florida,
stopping at important points.
Thence he will sail for Cuba. Re-
turning he win land at New Or
leans. and come leisureiy up the
Mississippi River. His trip is for
pleasure and instruction. He will
confer with leading Southern men
on the condition of the country and
gather up good deal of informa-
ton which will be useful to Presi-
dent Garfield, whom he will call
upon on his return.
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Floods.
PICKET.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. . The
flood in the Sacramento river cul-
minated this morning at Sacramen-
to, the waters being within a foot
and half of the levees of that city.
The levee below the town broke, and
the country was overfowed. The
town of Washington, Yolo county,
opposite Sacramento, is inundated.
The damage in both eases is enor-
nous.
The entire Sacramento valley pre-
sents the appearance of an inland
sea. Numberless houses have been
swept away, but fortunately the loss
of life, so far as reported, is very
small. The hills, high grounds and
levees in the overilown district are
covered with live stock, and there is
a great demand for boats to save cat
tie, sheep, etc, remaining, as great
number have been drowned.
Ii is raining in the Sierra Nevadas
from Plumas to Calavaras counties.
and there Is an immense deposit OF
snow. If the rain should extend
high up in the mountains another
flood is probable. Should it come
on top Of the already immense body
Of waters in the Sacramento and San
Joaquin Valleys, there is no telling
where the inundation would end or
the destruction of property stop, as
the water covers places that were
never overflowed before.
Feb. "A dispatch from Reno.
Nevada, reports that a reservoir
back of Franktown, New, gave way
this afternoon, the flood making, il
Is reported, a clean sweep of Frank
town.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09

THE Bedford Inquire, cleaning its
information from the Meyersdale
Commercial. says, the caucus system
is therefore repudiated by the Re
publicans of Somerset county.
Does the Baquira remember the
ludicrous and abortive effort made
in this county last year TO get up a
bolt, and send contesting delegates
to the Chicago Convention !? Well,
the same parties are encouraging
this attempt to give aid and comfort
10 belters at Harrisburg, and in the
end their present effort win fall as
still born as did the former. Tho
Republicans Of Somerset County
fully appreciate the kickers, as vel
as the value of standing by regular
nominations, knowing as they dc
from the experience of many years
that this alone has netained theil
power In the county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09

THERE Eever was an allegation Of
fraud against the election and nomi-
nation of Abraham Lincoln. The
rebels bolted because they could not
prevert il. There never has been
an intimation of fraud or unfairness
made against the nomination OF
Henry ". Oliver. The Grow men
bolted because they could not pre-
vent it. II is charged that Mr. Oil.
yer lacks experience and ability.
1t was similarly charged that Mr.
lincoln was an ape, low black
guard and an imbecile. The parallel
between the rebels of 1S61-62 and
the rebels of 1SS0-S1 might he ex-
tended ad iafnitum.