davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
CAPTURED AT LAST.
The Horse Thief who Raided the
Stables Of Cumberland, Nd.

The man who stole seven or eight
horses from the neighbOrhoOd OF
Cumb, rland, Md, and sold them to
Messrs, Sproal, Smiley. Minor and
others, in the neighborhood of Pitts
burgh, Pa, has been at last captured.
The Pittsburg detectives discovered
on Thursday night that the man was
Robert Roberts, living three miles
from Millerstown, and going to his
house found only his wife at home
alone. She said her husband had
been arrested about an hour before
and had been taken to Karns City.
The officers did not believe her story
and searched the house. They found
no traces of Roberts and went tn
Harms City, where they found their
man. He had been arrested by ex.
Sheriff WiIlison, of Allegheny coun-
ty, Md, and Mr.. Mcguire, a saloon
keeper of Harms City Roberts was
at his house when they arrived, and
on seeing them Re ran through a
corn field, where Mcguire caught
him. 4 black horse branded = NJ.
L." which was stolen from a stable
in Cumberland. was found in Rob
erts stable. Roberts was bound
with Handkerchief until the Pitts
burgh detectives arrived. aud then
Detective Harrison handcn!led hini
The prisoner was taken Ia Bu,lsr
Jail, where he was locked up for :
hearing and To await the arrival o
r.qulsition papers. Roberts is said
tn have stolen abou, 81 ,2Qo werth %
horses.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
A Jersey Fire-Bus Caught.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30-Detec-
tiyes Miller and Wolf, of this city,
who went to Ocean Grove, n. j.. yes
terday to investigate the alleged rob-
berry and partial burning Of the house
of jeremiah H. Pine, which was said
to have been the work of thieves,
report rs tie resuitof their inquiries
that they have arrested Mr. Pine him
self Pine claimed that 81 800, part
ly in money aud partly in bonds.
had been stolen. The detectives
charged him with the crime and
after frequent denials he admitted
that he fired the house. He then
showed them where he dad 5000
concealed under the carpet and s197
in his butcher shop at Ashbury
Park. He was taken before a justice
of the peace and committed on q
charge of arson.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. "a
few days since Officers Matthews and
Hall, of Jefferson, Texas. attempted
to arrest a colored man named
Graz son. He pulled away and shot
Matthews through the head and es-
capped. Hall went to Texarkana and
procured several bloodhounds, with
which he trailed Grayson into the
Red River Bottoms, and across into
Lafayette County, Arkansas. The
hounds stopped at a log cabin in
the field, and the voice of a man
was heard begging for assistance.
Hall recognized it as Grayson's, and
easily captured him. He was shot
through the body twice in the melee
when his arrest was first attempt.
ed, but, having escaped, Hall believ-
ed he was uninjured. He will prob
ably die.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

the Republican party in that State,
as they call him. In this State the
fight is only gaainst Mr.. Cameron
they say. In New York it used to
be Mr.. Conkling, now 1t Is President
Arthur. In Illinois it is only against
Mr.. Logan. If Garfield were living
il would be against him iI Ohio.
Next it will be directed against Mr..
Harrison in Indiana. With wonder
ful unanimity the movement Is ev-
erywhere against the Republican
party, while the object is cunninsiy
covered up by appealing to local
preludices-E.
Ir is the truth of the charge that
it is the free traders who are coItri-
buting the money to keep up the
Independent movement that makes
them vince. The free traders have
been unable to get the Democratic
riff-for-revenue-only" party In
power directly, SO they are trying
the dodge of accomplishing it indi-
rectly by aiding and encouraging
the Independent revolt. Unless the
Independents want to be made the
"cats-paws" Of the free traders, they
should return 10 the grand Old Re
publican protection party at once.
That is where all honest protection
lists to American industry belong,
and they should come in at once
and not stand on their order OF
coming. Don't allow yourselves to
be made the tools of the free traders
by voting anything else than the
straight Republican State ticket.
That is the only safety to protection.
-Harrisbur1 Tele0rGph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
A Doctor Shot Down by a Villain While
Sitting at Hrs Office Door.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 30.-The
village of Washington, Ind, nine
miles from Richmond, was the scene
of a startling tragedy last night.
While DR.. Thomas Geuze was sitting
in front of his office talking with a
Mr., Baker, Arthur Brooks came up
and with an oath began firing at the
doctor. He fired five times and four
of the balls struck his victim. The
last one inflicting mortal wound
from which death soon followed.
Brooks then went home, changed his
clothing and walked away, passing
DR.. Gauze's office, and has not yet
been found. The motive for the
murder is said TO have been a suspi-
cion that the doctor had told Mrs.
Brooks OF Brooks intimacy with
another woman.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
An Odd Explosion ora Pistol

BRADFORD. August 30.-This af-
ternoon Adam Dristaugh accident
ally shot his wife. He threw his
vest on the floor. In the pocket
there was a revolver, which went off,
striking her in the thigh. Mr. Dris-
baugh had just returned from War
rem on visit. They have been liv-
ing at the Riddell House for some
time. The wound is not thought
TO be fatal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

BEYOND doubt, the masses ot
the Republican party harbore,i tho
hope that the differences that aiiiict
the organization would be healed,
until it was made evident, by the
rejection OF the propositions of con-
promise offered in the interests OF
harmony by the Regular Republican
committed. that the Independents
were more inten: on the overthrow
OF the party, than ca lis success.
Now that it is settled that they are
determined on the ruin OF the party
IL they can accomplish it, and are
openly making war on General Bea-
yer, thousands OF Republicans all
over the State who were formerly in
sympathy with that movement are
repudiating If, aud taking their old
position in the ranks OF the party.
Long befSza his nomination, public
sentiment bad ~ fully indicated
General Beaver as the coming can
didate that no one doubted his
on the assembling ofthe
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
\ Cashiers Crime.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-A special from
kewanee, Ills. says: Great excite,
ment prevails here over the arrest ol
Pratt, cashier OF the First National
Dank. on the charge of conspiracy
in the recent robbery of the hank, in
which the thieves got away with
$4,000 The arrest has just been
made and the detectives claim IL
have plenty of evidence TO sustain
the charge. Pratt was not suspected
ut first, but the more the detectives
hunted for clues the more they be
came convinced that Welsh and his
accomplices had inside help. The
valise being left at the bank, the
subsequent call for it and the lock
ing up 81 the cashier and his assist
ant, Miss Harris, IN the vault were
all prcarrarged, The detectives feel
confident of being ultimately able tc
recover all the money stolen. A va
lise containing three hundred dollars
of the stole,, money was found in a
corn field near this place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
A Determined Suicide.

BRADFORD. Sept. 3.-This after
noon E. Reddy, aged sixty-fve years
a pumper at an oil well near Knox
City, twelve miles east of this city,
was seized with a fit OF insanity and
shot himself with a revolver, but not
fatally. His friends took the revol.
yer away from him and endeavored
to prevent him from doing further
injury but he broke away from
them and escaped to the woods. A
vigorous search was instituted and
his body was found short distance
from town, Reddy having cut his
throat with a pocket knife. No
cause is known for the act save men.
tai alteration. He has a son resid-
ing at Knox CITY.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

THERE was the largest concourse
of people in town last week, that has
been in attendance at Court for Il
number of years. The political
meetings held on the first three
evenings were eye-openers to the
people.
On Monday evening Chauncy +.
Black, Esq, the Democratic candi-
dale for enant-Goyernor made
a pleasant scholarly speech to a
large but very tame meeting, COM
posed largely Of Republicans, at
tracted by the fact that an old
fellow-townsman was to speak.
On Tuesday evening Col. W. A.
Stone, L. S. Attorney from Pittsburg,
addressed the largest Republican
meeting that has assembled in this
place since the war. His speech
was a superb one, argumentative,
persuasive, and at times eloquent,
pointing out the folly of the Inde-
pendent movement, showing how
unjustitiable it was, and calling at.
tention to the evils that must inev-
itably follow in its train. He was
followed by General Beaver, our
candidate for Governor, in a ringing,
trenchant speech, ignoring the schism
in the party. and devoted solely to
an assault upon the Democracy, and
a manly, soldierly appeal to stand
by the Republican party, its princi.
Piles and organization.
Wednesday night was kickers
night. The meeting was also very
large one. The Independent con-
tingent was out in force; almost
every Democrat in town, with his
wife and family were there to help
"whoop 'cr up" and there was also
a large attendance of Republicans,
attracted by curiosity to see and
hear for themselves. Col. Levi Bird
Duff, the Independent candidate for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, made dull,
prosy speech on civil service reform.
He was followed by Senator Stewart,
the candidate for Governor, who
evidently thought and acted as if he
was the big bull, with hay on his
horns. His speech was excessively
vituperative and low in tone, in fact
the speech of blackgusrd. The
Senator had evidently lost his head
and his temper, and rallied and
scolded and villified Senator Came
roa. greatly to the lowering of his
own manhood, aud personal dignity {.
He was followed by William II.
Koontz, Esq, with his old. old
speech. to which had been added a
few harmless fling, at the Canierons.
The ciack Was we'll distributed and
the Enthusiasm well worked up.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
\ Mans Frightcui Fall Down a Mine
Shaft.

DEs MONIES, a., August 26.-The
young son of William Proutta yes
terday attempted to hoist his father
from ninety two foot deep coal mine
in South Des Moines, but found
himselfunequal to the task. He at
tached a weight to the descending
car to act as an equalizer on the as
cending car, on which his father was
seated. The weight, however was 50
great that his father was brought up
to the top at a terrific rate of speed,
and, striking against the roof of the
shaft shed, descended again to the
bottom, nearly every bone in his
body being broken.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
Texas Floods.

SAN ANToNIA, Tex, Aug. 30.-The
wires are down: but a private letter
confirms the reports of the floods OF
the Concho river Six inches of rain
fell all over Northwestern Texas. 1t
is estimated that 25,000 sheep, besi-
des cattle, horses and mules, and
sixty or seventv-tive persons, were
sweptaway. About fifty houses were
washed away in Laredo, and the
track of the Mexican National Rail-
road was bodily damaged on Sunday.
Further destruction is feared when
the waters Of the Concho reach the
Rio Grande. At Abilone several
sheepmen lost all their hocks, and
are almost ruined.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
The stubborn Facts.

The Democrats and their assist
ants, the Independents, are desper-
ately annoyed at the declaration of
ex Senator Cameron that the inde-
pendent movement had its 'origin"
in a desire of the free-traders to de-
stroy the protective system. The
worst feature to them of this decla-
ration is that it is substantially true.
There is good story told of a man
who bitterly complained to neigh
Dor that some one had been saying
hard things of him, "Oh never mind
said the neighbor, when people lie
about me | pay no attention to it"
Don't care about the lies" was the
reply, ''it is the d-d truth l hate" "
So with these Democrats and Inde-
pendents, they hate this remark of
Mr.. Cameron because it is substan-
tally true.
No one doubts that the defeat of
the Republican party in Pennsylva-
MIA would iniperil the protective
system. It would carry with it in
all probability the loss of several
members of Congress, and the loss OF
Pennsylvania to the Republicans in
1854. This would be- perfect DO
ANA to the free-traders, who are sure
of carrying out their schemes once
the Democratic party is in power.
In this they have never failed.
The purpose of the Independent
movement is to place the Democrats
in power in this State. No sane
man who is honest will deny this.
The Independent leaders do not
state it in that way-they say it il to
defeat the Cameron ticket"-but
the result is the same whatever words
may oe made use OF. If they sue
ceed they will have done greater
work for free trade than could have
been accomplished in any other way.
Does anybody believe they are blind
to this fact?
1t follows then that the Independ-
ent leaders are purposely aiding to
destroy the protective system or
they are so blinded hy factional hate
and personal resentment that they
prefer to CRAFTY these, even at the
risk of destroying it. They may
take either horn OF the dilemma.
These are the stubborn facts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
Fatal Fight Between Women.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, August %
This morning Mrs. Daniel Hanley
and Mrs. Shepherd. residing at this
place, engaged ina dispute that end
ed in savage fight. Both women
fought with the ferocitv of tigers,
biting each other and scratching until
TIE blood flowed in streamsfrom their
arms aud faces. While the combat
ants were clinched Mrs Shepherd :
son. aged seventeen years, approach
ed them with n hatchet and struck
Mrs. Hanley on the head with it.
splitting her skull and killing her
instantly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

MR. - HANDY, of the Phila-
delphia Press, who came here last
week to do up the Independent
meeting, from his standpoint, wrote
letter to that journal under date of
August 31st, in which he relates a
conversation with Mr.. Stewart on
the morning after the meeting, from
which we take the following:
| asked Colonel Stewart whether he had
seen the reported interview with General
Simon Cameron on the position of the In
dependent Republicans on the tariff qnes-
ton.
YES he replied "and had intended TO
allude to it in my address last night, bnt
the hour was too late after other matters Of
great Importance had been discussed.
What 10 you thing OF his views y
They do no credit 10 his judgment or
his candor. There is no tariff issue in this
contest. The independents Republicans are
antagonizing only the State ticket which
his son. through the fnriualiiy of con
vention. lut in nomuaiiou. They are just
as heartily aud earnestly supporting the
regular district Congressional nominations
as the Stalv-arts Themselves and IL is only
through our Congressional representatives
that our tariff Interests can he affected.
What ps-sinle cul.n,s.tion taa there DE be-
tween ia. election of ii t'oS-rnrr and gen.
eral State ticket aud the i'ri;"ctI'n oi in
dustriss through National LEGISLATION? Nome
at all. except it be thrnngh rhe base periidy
of our present senator. who may, in the
spirit of revenge upon The people Of sns
State for reprdiatihg him and his 'hench-
man" make good his Philadelphia threat.
by deserving the cause of protection III the
Senate
This is the Inerest pop2ycock the
disin2enaous statement OF i tricky
lawyer; an attempt to throw Gust
in the eyes Of the public a bald,
uniustifiable missta;ement of facts.
Mr.. Stewart knew, if he knows
anything about the plans and move
ments of his friends ami hackers in
this county, that they have called a
county 8 invention for the purpose
:" of chosing three conferees to repre-.
.'sent them in District Congressional
Convention, three conferees 20 rep
resent them in District Senatorial
Convention. to nominate two can
"didates for Legislature, ETC." and
that 10y this course they have placed
themselves aloof from any position
where they can heartily and
earnestly support the regular district
Congressional nomination :" and he
must know aud aaes kpow, that if
this course is persisted In, that il
will place three Congressional can.
didates in the field aud insure
Democratic success. Mr.. Stewart
knows very we'll also, that three
candidates in the field will lose the
Republicans the Senatorial District,
and that three legislative tickets
may-although We do not believe
they will-lead to the election of
Democratic members from fhia
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

No Sensible or honest man train.
ing with the Independents believes,
or will assert, that there is any pos
sible chance of Stewards election.
All know that the most they can ac-
complish is the defeat of General
Beaver and the success of the DEM
ocratic party. Suppose that this is
done and Pattison becomes Governor
and the State passes into the hands
Of the Democracy. What then ?
Do they expect to control the DEM
ocratic administration, or secure
from it the.fanciiul reforms for which
they clamor? And what is to be
their future? They have put them
selves outside the pale of the Regu-
lar Republican organization. They
can have no access to, or representa-
ton in its conventions. They will
have no voice in the selection OF
delegates to the next Presidential
convention, no say-so il choosing the
next Republican candidate for Pres
ident. They may maintain their
Independent organization. and they
may perhaps-which We do not be-
lieve-control county or two in
the State, but they viii remain as an
organization, a mere inconsequent
faction hanging on the ragged edge
of politics without power for good,
and having exiled themselves from
the Republican party, must eventu-
ally be swallowed up in that recep-
tacle of dead political ducks, the
Democratic party. But on the other
hand, suppose it fails in its effort to
defeat General Beaver, as we feel
very confident it will, and he be-
comes our Governor. Will it have
any lot or partin his administration?
Can it ask anything at his hands 7?
Can it hope for recognition by the
regular organization? Will it not be
in the same self-exiled condition, an
alien and stranger to the Republi-
can party? Men of sense cannot fail
to see, nay, must see, that for those
who cling to the Independent move
ment, and the fortunes of the des-
perate political gamblers who are
engineering it, there can be no po-
litical future. They will be wrecks
on the political sea, left to drift
hither and thither for time. and
be eventually cast upon shore,
stranded and ruined hulks, memen-
toes only of what they were, and
what they might have been. The
political wrecks now strewiDg the
shores of Pennsylvania should serve
as a warning against such insane
folly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

Er made our old farmer friends
who were at the independent meet
ing on Wednesday night, stare with
disgust and contempt, to see that
the principal managers and hissers-
on of that movement TO break up
the party. were nearly all old Office
holders whom they had formerly
elected through fidelity 10 party
organization.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
a Shot for a Slap.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 29.-Anton
Strouse, OF Mifflin township, and
his next door neighbor, Mrs. Straus-
ser, quarrelled about their children
last evening, and Mrs. Strausser
struck Strouse in the mouth, when
the latter pulled out a revolver, and
shot his assailant through the head.
Mrs. Strausser is still living, but
will die. The murderer made his
eScape.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

IT is about time for those who
delight in calling themselves Gar
field Republicans" to stop their as
saults unon President Arthur's acts
and motives. At the Congressional
convention in the old Ashtabula
District. which General Garfield
represented so long, a resolution was
unanimously adopted declaring the
faith Of the Republicans of that dis
trict ih President Arthur, and
pledging to him their cordial and
unqualified support. At every Re-
publican convention so f.r held the
same endorsement OF the Admins,
tration has heen given, and the en-
deavor to make people belive it
does not possess the confidence of
the country has gone far enough
Inter Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06
Horrible Treatment.

ALEXANDRIA. August 29.-Those
afloat in the harbor to-day witnessed
an unusual sight-the keel hauling
-of three Arab sailors on board the
Egyptian frigate Sanda for mutiny.
They were first flogged aud then tied
to rope and hauled up to the port
side ward arm. They were then
dropped into the sea, dragged under
the keel and hauled up to the star
board yard arm. They were soon
dead.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

county. Mr.. Stewart knows also,
that the next Legislature will re-
district the State for members OF
Congress, and that if his followers
throw away Senator's and Members
of the Legislature in other districts
as they propose to do in these, that
the Democrats will have the power
to SO apportion the State as to give
themselves a large increase of meIn-
bers in the next Congress. Mr..
Stewart further knows that the pres
ent Republican majority in Congress
is so narrow that the loss of q few
members in Pennsylvania may
place the Democrats in control OF
that body, and that the tariff inter.
ests of Pennsylvania are not secure
in their hands. Mr.. Stewart equiv
ocated, and he purposely juggled
with words when he asked, "What
possible connection can there be be-
tween the election of a Governor
and a general State ticket and the
protection of industries through Ma
tionallegislation ?" becausehe knows
that there is to be a Congressman-at-
Large elected on the State ticket, he
knows that the desperate struggle
which the Democrats are encouraged
to make, by reason ofhis candidacy,
will imperil several of the close Re-
publican Congressional districts,
and he further knows that while be
has no earthly chance Of an election.
! through his base perfdy' a
Democratic Governor may be chosen
who would veto any Congressional
apportionment bill that will not
give his party the advantage. For
these and other reasons, when Mr..
Stewart pooh-poohed the suggestion
of General Cameron that the success
of the Independents was in the in
terest of the Free Traders, he proved
himself an insincere demagogue, a
disingenuou. palterer with words,
and an enemy to protection, or an
ignorant and selfconceited prig so
elated and blinded by his ephemeral
notoriety, that he cannot perceive
the plain results of his astounding
folly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

SENATOR CAMERON gets no credit
among the Independents for his
vote against the River and Harbor
bill, but Colonel Thomas NJ. Bayne,
who voted for the job, is applauded d
by them as liberal and high toned
statesman. Such is the spirit of
party.-N.ita. Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-06

PIrrsBURG, Sept. 2-This after
noon while number of men were
working in the tunnel Of tho Pitts
burg. McKessport and Youghiogh-
eny Railroad, on the south side, a
portion of the tunnel caved in, bur-
wing the men under rocks, earth
and cinders. Henry Moore was in
stantly killed and several others
were seriously injured.