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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-11
Mountain Mormonism.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, January 5.-The
Standard of to-day says Revs. IT,
gle and Wilson, Mormon missiona-
ries, have been holding series of
meetings in this and Somerset coun-
ties. and strange as it may seem,
people who are surrounded bv free
schools and Christian churches are
daily becoming converts to Nor
monism. In conversation with one
of the missionaries, as they are
pleased to call themselves, he said:
Our fondest hopes of success in
Fayette county have been more than
realized" One of the missionaries.
James ingle, was born and raised in
this township, 4 few miles from this
place, and married a respectable
lady near Pennington several years
ago. He drifted to the far west
where he became member of the
Mormon church. They are both
men nf limited education and ordi-
nary intelligence, and seem to have
been schooled for their profession.
never losing an opportunity 10 pre-
sen. their religious views, and al
ways meeting any argument against
their faith with a carefully arranged
sophistical argument, well calculated
to deceive. II is a compliment to a
community to see a school house
full 10 overhowing to hear Z Nor
mon missionary preach, while an
orthodox prayer meeting a hundred
yards distant is postponed for want
of members. True, many are at-
tracted through curiosity. but the
opportunity is improved TO instil in
to the minds Of the young the poi-
sonous and denoralizing doctrines
of polygamy. Before the enemies Of
polygaIny in Favette and Somerset
counties are aware, long train viii
fly to the West, freighted with a
hundred families, that, through ig
norance and undue influence, will
pitch headlong into Mormonism.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-11

WAanISeroa. January 8. 1852.


The Presidents reception yester-
day is destined to lgecume q memo,
raDle cue in the history Of the White
House. The weather was AL tiat
could be desired, and the walking
perfectly dry, which Is seldom the
case at this time Of year
The fact of this being President
Arthur's first reception brought out
large numbers of those @ho other
wise would not attempt the task
Of approaching the White House on
/ New Years day; and many went To
grasp The hand Of the man who has,
since called to the position Of chiel
magistrate, shown the gentleness OF
disposition, the tenderness Of heart
and, withal. the strength and noble
ness of character that makes man
among men great.
This was none Of your spread ca
gle receptions. hnt one that showed
the good sold sense Of the Presi-
dent. / know goodly number Of
the attendants about and around
the White House, and ! was 'old
that Mr.. Arthur forbid the display
of bunting and flags in decorating
the place, as he considered it undig-
nifisd and unbecoufing the occasion.
Nlrs. Senator Don Cameron Wore
white silk with front breadth trim
med with gold brocade satin. The
dress was also trimmed with point
lace and pearl fringe; ornaments,
diamonds. Her attire was uniger-
sally admired for its great beauty.
At 1916 the Oldest Inhabitants
association, marshaied by Mr.. s.
Masi, numbering twenty-five or
more, called, accompanied by the
little baud Of "Associeted Surviving
Soldiers Of the War Of 1872 The
general reception to citizens was at
one O'Clock. A great number call
ed, and there would have been more
had it rot been for the very cold
weather
The civilians came next and oceu
pied the balance Of the day given
TO the reception. At this time a
continuous line OF humanity, four
deep, stretched from the main en-
trance to the White House down
the walk from a hundred yards be
yond the entrance gate 10 the
grounds.
All the details were managed with
skill and forcthought, resulting IN
system and order throughout the
day. PICKET.
We we're compelled TO boil Pick
cts letter down. IS we published .
full a, count Of the Presidents recep-
ton on the fourth page Of this pa
ne-- E'D
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-11

WAsniSaTox, .Ian. 6.-- AIessfs.
Scoyille ami Reed last night iinisli-
cd the preparation of the PRAYER 70
b. otIefed by the delerse to The court
foF instruction 10 the Jury. There
~ ioarteen prayers. The main
',oint raised are dat the lessi ie-;
OF insanity is whether the a.. vas
done as the result of an insane de
fusion or committed uader an iniiu-
cnce or power which the accused
could not resist by The reason of bis
.,.r.,,a,.sl,.sss OF lsind; that u TIE.
accused would not have done the
act but lor such insane delusIop, be-
Is not guilty of the crime charged
:seainst him; but I the jury nave a
r'.as onable doubs Is TO the insanity
Of tiie aecused they should give hiu
the senfit al the doubt thas the ia-
ri nTay take ilaO account maaiiesla-
tions II fsIIng cn the part o. wit
ness,s; hat the jury have = right
to consider the suppression oi eyi
,Ieuoe by the prosecution as rlsiiis
such evidence. II produced. would
have been unfavorabie 10 the prose
cation: thar if the jury believed the
prisoner 81 sound nnnd, but rlliieas
malice IN the commission 81 :he act.
they shoald render verdict Of
nailslaugilter: that the jury should
find verdict of not guilty npon tiie
counts ef the indictment represent
iue tie death OF The President IL the
DistrIc. of Columbia, and that q
knowledge that this acs was contra
ry to l.sw woald bot make the accus-
ed liable to punishment il ne did
it under the insane delusioa Chat il
WAS commanded BY God.
4 rough estimate oi the amount
of money SO far disbarsed for wit-
ness ices and miieage by the Mar
shaI places the cost Of the Govern
mcat witnesses in the Guiteau trial
at $500, and the witne-ses for the
defense at S2,Z9429 There are
many Witnesses whose bills not set
been pai,I Until the termination
Of ihe trial no one is To see GGifeau
in his cell. except his counsel and
brother fnd sister Warden Cfocker
saws tie assassin has grown more Sc
Nous and thoug'iiig! within fhe past
few days, and believes that his ego-
tism is giving WAY TO 4 feeling Of
dcspondency at tt prospect before
him.
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IT is announced that Gen. Grant
has become convinced that General
Fitz-John Porter IS greatly injured
man and has been uniustly CON
demned. This conclusion has been
reached after careful reading OF
the testimony in the case, and the
reports Of the rebel officers who took
part in the second battle Of Bal
Run, which were lot before the
court martial, but are row accessible.
General Grant SAYS he believes that
" had all Of the testimony and dccu-
ments now available been brought
before the court martial there would
have been no verdict against Gen.
Porter. The orders Of the Confed-
crate Generals show that the Con-
federate army was Just where Porter
said it was, and not where the court
martial was led 70 believe it WAS.
For nineteen years / have believed
that the finding ef the court was q
just one ansi warranted by the facts.
But nSa / see that ! am in error.
and the fact that for twelve years,
when was General Of the Army
and President OF the United States.
| had 1t IN my power to 90 Goaeral
Porter justice and did not. n Nes
me feel under obligations to do ali
that | possibly can 10 remove the
odium and disgrace from him now
OF course. tins change in General
Grants opinions viii have large in
nucncc IN many quarters, but there
are those who viii not agree with
him. and the bill, which we presume
Will be again presented to Congress
for the restoration of General Porter
to his former positio. in the Army,
VII meet with very determined OPP
position.
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The Home ofCian,s.

Captain Martin Van Blren Bates,
who lives on farm near Seville,
Chic, is Z feet IL inches high ard
weighs AIS pounds. Mrs. Bates IS
I feet II inches high and weighs
4f3 pounds. 1t is difficult matter
to convey an adequate idea of the
prop stions Of such a dwelling as
tie one occupied by the Ohio giants.
a door that is six feet six inches
high is a large-sized opening in the
side cf a house-that is a dwelling
house, not a cathedral. But the
doors in the domicile of the Bates
giants are ten feet high, and the
knobs are nearly as high as the re-
porter's head. The house was
built BY Captain Bates in 1876 and
is elegantly furnished. In themain
building On the ground floor are.
besides the spacious hall, the bed
chamber of the giants, sitting room
and parlor. The couch upon
which the biz couple sleep was
especially for them, and it is
a curiosity to look at. 1t IS exter-
sive enough to give the great peo-
pie room to stretch in, and it looks
as big as an ordinary-sized floor
It's really ten feet long, wide in
proportion, and about twice as high
as common bed. The mayniii-
cent dressing case is also q huge
affair, with a glass upon it nearly
as big as the side Of . house. In
the sitting-room is piano of ordi-
nary size itself, but it is mounted on
blocks two feet high, so that the IN
strument is wav up in the air. out
Of the reach Of common folks. There
are two rocking-chairs in this room
hat are so big that the reporter had
10 climb up into a 1high chair
1t is very expensive for the giant to
live, as they have tc pay such an
sxhs roitant price for everything
Ihes year. For instance, it costs
the plain $50 a pair for boots.
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QiTycY, lii, january Dr. during
the iuncral service Of the Rev. cl-
mon KuhIehenhcelter. at she Salem
Evangelical Church this afternoon,
q frighttul panic occurred. In the
rush for the street some forty per-
sons we're injured. six ladies' serious
Is. The church il one OF the lar
gcst In the city, and was filed by
the friends Of tie deceased. All the
seats were filed and the Standing
room in the aisles and about the
door was occupied tis said tsiat
a seat in the gallery bfUkc down,
and the people in the vicinity
thought the gallery was giving way,
and the rush commenced. Men wo-
men and children poured out Of the
doors leading from the main floors
aad galleries into the hall Leading
TO the street, all effort TO stop them
being fruitless. The people were
frantic, and woald listen to nothing
The scene that followed was iade-
scribable. The shrieks Of the WON
en- combined with the shouts of
the men who seemed to be fright
ened out OF their senses, we're fear
ful. II ii few minutes the doorway
was blocked up, and during the
greater portion OF the time hall Il
dozen women were lying on the
steps under the feet Of the terror
stricken crowd. A few men who
had recovered from their frigh
worked heroically 10 rescue the u
fortunate women, and succeeded IN
extricating them from their perilous
position. As fast rs taken out they
were removed to houses II the VI
cinity and cared for.
1t was found that several were
seriously and probably fatally IN
jured. Mrs. Spiker, married lady
aged about As years, received inter-
naIinjuries, from which, il is beliey-
cd she will die. Maggie Meyer, il
young lady, was bruised in the faee
by boot heels, and injured internal
". Mary Keyes, Mary Ann Eetter,
Minnie Brundy ard Mrs. Deckhut,
ali young women. were seriously ia
jured. and their recovery is doubt
iul Mrs. Doleman, nm elderly lady
Mrs. and Miss Lohman. and Miss
Wiseman were also seriously injur-
ed, Rev. DIR. Heilenback was caught
in the crowd and mad = rib broken
Many VINO bad been knocked down
and received only slight inj,.rie-,
were taken home as soon rs rescued,
and their names could not be ascer-
tained. There.was no caase Whatever
for the panic. After the excite
ment, which lasted for bali an hour
had subsided, the funeral ceromo-
nies we're resumed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-11


WasgIxGTox. -anuary ga bull
le;in just issued from the Census
Office showing the approximate
areas OF the several States and Ter
ritol.es containing much matter Of
curious interest
Texas. the largest state. ilss az
area Of 2G2.2 square miles. and
Rhode Island, the smallest, has
1855 square miles. Nye county,
Nevada, is tae i.trgest eounty in the
United States, covering 24egGsquare
miles. San Bernardinc, Cal with
23.009 miles. IS the next largest.
California has foar other counties,
each Of tiseaias large rs Aiassacllu-
setfs, three that are larger than
Connecticut, and fifteen Others that
are each larger than Delaware.
Sioux county, Nebraska, contains
2i07G square miles. Oregon has
also several large counties, Grant,
Umatilla and Lake, cantainiag re-
speciively 1850, 14,260 and H.
coo square miles. Persi3io, with
1900 miles. Is the largest county
in Texas. The Smallest cGgasg in
the United States IS Ees York,
State OF New Iosk, aad has tie
largest population.
The largest Of the Territories Is
Dakota, which i III, $50 sauarc
miles, aud the largest county III any
OF the Territories is Custer county,
Montana. with $500 square miles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-11
MIRO Frauds.

laSE Fo,s, p. r., Jan. During
the past tso days some interesting
developments have been made re-
garsling the Douglass county war
iant and bond frauds. About the
first of last February, Walter H..
Brown appeared ct tho Executive
Office with a peii ring the re-
.qulsite number o. .,iss to secure
the organization of Douglass coun-
~. III order to prove conclusively
that Brown, Siillwell and Hoyt, the
persons named iE the petition for
commissioners, were bona fide set
tiers, Brown had entered the names
of all three OF them at the Land Of
flee, and the names of several other
persons, some Of whom are known
to be myths. For these frauds upon
the Land Office Brown viii proba-
bly, be brought before the United
States Commission in a day or two.
The recent Investigations have al
most satisfied Governor Ordway
that Z. B. Ilcy;, one OF the commits
sioners appointed, is a myth, and as
Stillwell failed to qualify, it now ap-
peais that the whole swindling
seAeme Of procuring the organiza-
tion OF the county by forgery and
perjury viii be held Illegal, and all
Of Browns transactions in issuing
the warrants and bonds will prove
Invalid.
G. F. Strong, a young man who
appeared at Springfield last spring,
and whose home is supposed to be
at Newark, n. j., was employed TO
get up warrants and bonds in an ar
tis;ic manner. Strong became dis
sipated and disclosed the whole pro-
ceeding. School districts were form
ed and a house built in the follow
ing manner: A shanty eight by ten
feet was built on one side of the
town line Of the so called county.
An officer moTed into 1t, posted up
q notice OF Il school meeting, and af-
ter the required number of days no
iice this lone official would unani-
inously vote to build schooihcuse
costing 1880, and issue bonds there
for As soon as this performance
was over, the sflanty was moved its
length across the line into the next
township. The same comedy was
enacted and authority was granted
TO issue $500 more in school bonds.
In this way one small shanty was
made to answer for two districts, and
TO represent three thousand dollars
III school-houses
The friends Of McCoy are strug-
Cling hard to cover up his tracks by
false ailidavits, which they
are sending to Washington in order
to oprocure McCoy's appointment as
United States Marshal before q judi
ciai investigation can be made.
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a crank With a Mission.

READING, January ). - Officer
Barkholder took 70 the county In
sane ASYLUM to-dsy a crank who
gave his name as August Lincoln.
He is lean and lanky, has long hair,
wild eye and busby beard He
came into the station house and in
trodaced himself As the SON OF the
late President Lincoln. Said he ;
My mother was the daughter Of
King Wilhelm OF GerInapy, and Il
fine lady she was. too. Abraham
Lincoln WAS my father il you val
remember. |, being his son, deserve
better treatment than / am receiv-
ing. / think | have been deprived
of my rights about long enough.
The country has been disturbed By
sectional strife for many years. Gui-
teau killed Garfield, but that didn't
stop the discussions ut Washington.
Guiteau claims to have been iHspir-
ed Now, | think the only way to
stop all this is 10 remove the Deity
that inspired GuiteaU. an now on
my way to Washington to kiIl this
mysterious being. rhatll stop all
further inspiration. rs sacx-presi-
dents son III have extraordinary
privileges, and may be president
myself some day. am now on my
way to Washington 10 take posses
sion of the White House When
the carriage drove up to take him to
the poor house he stepped iato it
with a grand flourish, and the off,
Gals good-naturedly humoFed hiin.
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Nina Muller Ayenssi

JERsEY CRY, Jan. G.-W.r.aT H.
kowski was executed ia tbs eo7.
jail here shortly after looe.sr.
morning.
Tie condemned maa s.ep, SUI.
" al night. awakening afg8T Is
morning. Re ate a lislt b.
and later Ola received d letter r..
prominent Cmhol.c pde-
bidding him good lie. II. hi
the death worrant Was fed 70
after which bis afms Rere 1
and the mousse adjusted oa 8. IL
he deciar, d. hi,a>eii nnaer I
asked for an hcur more
Hhieh was refused h.m. Un
gallows he protested lis mno
and asked God % .orave these
had brought this disgrace 90 "a
state Of New Jersey Ha neck a
broken, and after A8Hria 17
minutes tue body Was cn; IoFlat
given to the undertake
The criule for Nhcl sr1 4
tie extreme peaa!iy u the aF "a
the brutal taardeF oi Wins N.la
on Mag 81 iast, ouly 3 iev aa1s I,
ter he committed ilimy by al-7-
ing her. The Fo5hery % tls-1 I
tgnate woman was the mGire IA
the erime.
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Terrible Disaster in Ohio

CLEAvELASp, Ohio, Jan. 3.-Dar-
ing the Knights Of Pythias' festival
at Shanesville, Tuscarawas county,
Saturday evening, the floor gave
way, precipitating the company,
numbering two hundred, to the
floor below. Two persons were in-
stantly killed, ten others fatally in
jured, and between seventy and
eighty more or less bruised or burn
ed The building took fire almost
producing scene OF the
widest excitement. The lights
were nearly all extinguished, ieav
ing the shfieking, struggling mass
of humanity to grope their way
from the ruins almost in the dark.
By the prompt action Of those who
escaped uniniured, and other citi-
zens summoned by the terrible
alarm, the fire was subdued, but
not until quite a number had been
more or less burned. The list Of
killed and wounded viii number
nearly one hundred. The night
was very cold, and the scene IS de-
scribed as frightful in the extreme.
The names Of the killed and injured
are not given.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-11

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Su-
pcrintendent of the railway mail
service has issued a circular to the
division superintendents in which
he says In view OF the prcya-
lence of smallpox throughout the
country at the present time you are
instructed in every case where 4 re-
port is made TO you in regard 20 the
matter with the request that mail
communication be suspended be-
tween the infected localities and oth-
ers to take necessary action at once
without waiting to consult this OF
fee. This is necessary in order
that the department shall rot in any
way be responsible for spreading
any contagious disease
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Bid FOR Gnstcau's Body.

WAsHlSesox, Jan. G.-Mr. SEQ
vile has received a bona fide propo-
sition from a medical gentleman Tor
the body Of Charles J. Guiteau.
This gentleman whose name Mr..
ScoviIle declines to make pn5lic at
present, has offered to pay down
Immediately $1,000, the amount OF
the purchase money, in considera-
ton that he shall have tie body of
the prisoner as soon rs the exactions
Of the law have been met, toGispose
of absolutely as he shall see fit. He
also agrees to take his chances Of
waiting one month or twenty years
for the conspmmation of the bar
gain on Guiteau's part. This some
what liberal proposition was sub
mitted to Guiteau, and seemed to
impress him quite iavorabIy. After
rejecting q moment, he suggested !:
81 think | ought TO bring more than
that; perhaps some other fellow
viii ofier S2003--then can paw
my debts and il / get new trial.
that miserable CorkhiIl can't bring
on lot of fellows Just to swear how
much | owe them 2
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\ Lively Event

GRAHAM, Texas, Jan. 3.-Yester-
day a; the Jail Deputies Musfs c aad
Melton were giving the prisoners
their breakfast Three brothers
named MeDonald, murderers of
Martin, were led out of the iron cage
70 be fed With two other prisoners.
The McDonalds suddenly attacked
the deputies. Melton was shot In
the head and Murfee killed. The
murderers fled followed by citizens.
a running fire vas ke.t up and all
three of the McDonalds were shot
and killed. Two or three citizens
were wounded.
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smalI-Pox Spreading.

WAsHiSGroS, January 5.-Isepo-ts
received at the postoilice department
indicate that smallpox is spreading
throughout the country, a letter
received ut the department from a
postmaster in Pennsylvania says
that the disease has appeared in his
town, and doctor who is treating "a
number of cases persists in calling
at the Office for his mail. Many
citizens have notified the postmaster
that they viii refuse to receive their
mails if these visits are allowed. and
the official is in a Guandery and
asks for advice. He has been in
formed that he has no power to pre-
vent persons calling for their mails,
and under these circumstances the
matter must be mutually arranged
between the citizens and the physi-
clan.
The President this afternoon issu-
ed through the State Department 4
proclamation relative to smallpox.
1t directs a more rigid enforcement
OF quarantine regulations.
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j Remarkable and Horrible Death.

BELAIR. Md, Jan. 5.-Thos. Bri-
ley, an aged man who has been
working about the Jarrettsvillc
neighborhood, met With a horrible
death a few days ago. He was ad-
dicted to strong drink, and on FRI
day night about Q O'Clock was seen
10 enter window of the blacksmith
shop Of James a. Ammon, near
Jarrettsyille, presumably for shelter.
Nothing more was seen Of him un-
I'll Saturday about , P. ", when
the occupants OF the shop, on enter
ing, found Briley hanging head
downward from tie window sill.
On crawling in the night before his
foot had caught between a board
nailed across the window and Il
workbench standing close by, and
he had fallen and hung head down.
ward from that time Until he was
discovered the followine afternoon.
In his terrible struggles he had torn
nearly all the clothing from his per-
son, but was unable 20 free himself
from his dreadful! position. When
found his head WIS swollea TO twice
lis usual size, but he was still able
to speak, and asked for water. He
was removed TO the house Of his
brother, Nicholas Briley, near the
furnace. and DR.. jarrett sent for, but
the poor man died on Sunday at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. He was
buried at Bethel on Monday.
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From all sections Of our broad
land comes the same reports Of
prosperity and lucrative business
during the past year Trade and
labor have fourished and been am
ply rewarded, and everywhere con-
tentment and high hopes Of contin-
ued success are to be found. Il
people will take care to avoid ex-
travagance, live within their means,
and get ont Of debt, the present
year, if blessed with full crops, will
witness a further advance in every
branch of industry. Past experience
has taught US that prosperity brings
with it the spirit Of speculation, and
in the hurry to get rich, men viii
abandon the ordinary and sure
paths Of business and rush into
speculations, the failure Of which
endanger the prosperity Of entire
communities. We trust that the
predictions which are now being
made, of a reverse in businers may
prove untrue, and we are satisfied
they viii, if prudence and economy
are not cast aside, and the spirit of
speculation be held In check.