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The National tribune., 1882-09-02
A c. a. r. RELIEF ASSOCIATION.

The G. A. r. Relief Association of Ohio has
been incorporated at Columbus by Gen. A. T.
Wikot, Col. Orlando Smith, Capt. r. w. Collier,
5. O. stockwell, Carl n. Bancroft, and others,
all formerly identified with the Grand Army
of the Republic organization of the State. The
object of the association is to provide cheap life
insurance for members of this Order, and it is
proposed to conduct the business of the asso-
citation upOn the same plan as Masonic and
Odd Fellows Mutual Benefit Associations are
conducted
The National tribune., 1882-09-02
GROWTH OF THE ORDER IN OHIO,

Special Correspondence National Tribune.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, August 2S, 1SS2-I was
glad to see in your last issue your stirring edi-
torial addressed to the comrades of the Grand
Army for more information of the growth and
interest of the Order and what the Posts are
doing TO increase their membership. The De
partment of Ohio is wide awake and we are
proud of our record. Our worthy and hard
working Department Commander Gen. Chas.
T. Clark, with his efficient staff Asst Adiutant
General Col. David Lanning, Assistant Quar-
termaster Colonel Joseph Amos, Inspector SO.
Stockwell, and Chief Mastering Officer Col. l.
G. Donaldson, are rapidly organizing Posts in
every part of our State. This Department now
numbers 260 Posts with a membership of over
$1,000. The semi-annual meeting of the De-
partment will be held in this city ON August
3Oth and 3lst, during the progress of cur State
Fair, for the purpose of receiving reports of
district inspectors, mastering officers, and Post
commanders, and consultation as to the future
welfare and growth of the Order.
J. c. Mccoy Post, No. l, of this city, organ
ized January z, 1881, now has a membership in
good standing Of 43S, the largest Post in the
Department, was named after Colonel James C..
Mccoy, for many years prominent business
man of our city, who entered the service of his
country as frst-leutenant in the Fifty-Fourth
regiment O. V. L, and at the battle of Shiloh
was aid-de-camp on the staff of Gen. W. T.
Sherman, which position he held until his de-
cease in 1870 while on duty at headquarters of
the army at Washington.
The comrades of this Post are workers, which
is evident by the growth of the Post in eigh-
teen months and we intend to continue re-
cruiting our ranks as long as there is an hon
orably discharged soldier among US worthy Of
being mustered and enrolled in the Grand
Army of the Republic. BUCKEYE.
The National tribune., 1882-09-02
SHERMAN,S BRIGADE.

A Reunion of veterans of "Sherman's Bri-
gade," composed Of the Sixty-fourth o. V. v.
Infantry, Sixty-ffth o. " V. Infantry, Nc
Laughlin Squadron Cavalry, and Sixth Ohio
Light Battery, was held at Odelrs Lake, Holmes
county, commencing August -, and continued
three days. A local paper, noticing the arrange
ments for the Reunion, says: 'An ample supply
Oftents and straw will be on tho ground. There
will be no style, formality, or fixed programme,
but the camp-fres viii be kindled at night and
each comrade will be called upon to give some
reminiscence of camp life" All of which was
very successfully done
The National tribune., 1882-09-02
EEM POST In OHIO.

Special Correspondence National Tribune.
ANTWERP, OHIO, Aug. 24.-We have organ
lied G. A. Il. Post, to be known as w. H.
Doering Post, No 247, with the following
named officers: Commander, d. w. Curtic; s
V. c., Jesse II. Bond; J. V. c., Eli c. Munson !;
Adj, Frank Long; Chap, Henry Harris; Serg.,
A. c. Mccain; o. d., II. II. Gordon o. c., C.
W. Boland; @. NJ, E. 3. Grouse; S. NJ, Fred.
Barchard; Q. NJ. S, John Is. Gurlcy; Inspector,
John I. Newland. We muster in all forty five
members of the old eX-soldier5 OF the late war,
with prospect Of twenty-five more in the
near future. +. L.
The National tribune., 1882-09-02
BROOKLYN POSTS PICNIC,

Twinkling lights and the CLEAN of Chinese
lanterns through the trees at Broadway Park
last evening, says the Brooklyn Times, an
nounced that something was going on among
the summer pleasure seekers, and every Broad
way car from down town left load of people
at the gate. Dakin Post 206, G. A. r., and its
second annual afternoon and evening picnic
was the attraction, and the crowd grew con-
.stantly larger and larger until probably 1000
people were on the ground. Then Schneider's
orchestra began to play waltzes and quadrilles,
first opening with grand march inscribed to
Dakin Post. The guests thus marshalled for
the march in orderly array. 1t could be seen
that there were present the Cecilia and the
Arndt MaennerchOr in q body, as well as
numerous representatives, of Rankin, Perry,
Harry Lee, Germania, Metternich, Dupont, and
Barbara Frietchie Posts Of the Grand Army.
Later in the evening the j. r. Sias Associa-
ton arrived in a big coach with a deal of noise.
The fun was fast and furious, and everyone
said that, with the single exception of Com
mander Jacobs illness and absence, the picnic
was complete success.
The National tribune., 1882-09-02

"Any children?" asked landlord of a
gentleman seeking tenement on Cherry
street. "Yes, three" No use talking, then,
| want tenants without children" But
mine are not fat enough to kill" )" mildly re-
marked the gentleman, as he turned ON his
heel Water6lry american.
The National tribune., 1882-09-02
POST ORGANIZATION IN PENNA.

'uFt"IH ASAFH NJ. CLARK,
Commander Post 277, G.. A. f., Dept. of Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
\ Race With a Panther

WELLsBoRoUGH, October l3.-The
other night as Charley Wilson and
Nora Maynard were returning from
l-eetpliia after dark, when within
half II mile of home, Wilson discover
Ell that an animal of some kind was
keeping along near them in the brush
but two or three rods from them.
and thinking Miss Maynard might
be alarmed he said nothing of it to
her. After following them for some
twenty orthirty rods it finally sprang
on the hind end of the platform wag-
on, hut Wilson struck it blow with
the butt OF his whip which made il
fall back Il little, but it Immediately
started for them, when Wilson put
his horses on their fastest gait and
soon reached the clearing and school
house, and saw no more of the ami
NAL, which proved to be Il panther.
The screams of the panther so fright
ened Miss Maynard that she tainted
The brother of the Young lady said
the prints OF the animals claws can
be seen on the platform where he
struck. Mr.. Labar. who is cutting
logs for MIR. Silas Mattison. saws he
shot at and wounded large pan
ther about a week ago, and thinks
this may be the same one, although
ne wounded it SO that he tracked it
FOR some distance by the blood.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
Garfield Blaine Republicans

The friends of James G.. Blaine, in
Pennsylvania, claim that they com
pose a large majority of the Repub-
lican party of the State, and that if
the majority had been allowed to
have its way Pennsylvania would
have gone for Blaine as the Repub-
lican nominee, at Chicago, in 1880.
Suppose that is true, for the sake of
the argument. If the State did not
90 for Blaine, at Chicago, it did goin
November, 1880, for Garfield, who
was Blaine's choice after himself.
Every sensible man in Pennsylvania
knows that the electoral vote of the
State would not have been cast for
Garfield, if the Stalwart Republicans
had not heartily supported him. In
fact, the Stalwarts, whether in the
majority or minority, in Pennsylva-
MIA, stood the heat and burden" of
the fight in Pennsylvania in 1880.
General Beaver, although he did not
get his choice in the nomination for
President. at Chicago, went into the
political fight as determinedly as if
he were supporting his first choice
for President. No man in the State
did more effective work in favor of
Garfeld's election than Gen. Beaver
did. Now what are the Garfield
Blaine Republicans going to do for
Beaver? Are they going to stand by
and see Beaver struck down and
Democrat elected in his place? Is
that the way the Garfield Blaine
Republicans are going to repay Gen
eral Beaver for his support of Gen
eral Garfield in 1880? Do the Blaine
Republicans in Pennsylvania, who
expect at no distant dav to see their
favorite "a candidate for President.
intend to let General Beaver be de-
feated this fall by their apathy, and
then expect the friends of General
Beaver to assist them in CARRYING the
State for Blaine in 1884? The Blaine
Republicans may Just as well under
stand 1t now as later that they owe
an obligation to General Beaver for
assisting them to elect General Gar.
field President, and they have an
opportunity now to acquit that obli-
CATION in aiding to elect General
Beaver Governor. If they do not do
it they certainly will not be in a
position to ask the friends of General
Beaver to assist them hereafter.
That is the situation in nut shell !;
and if the Blaine Republicans do
not or viii not appreciate it, that is
and will be their fault. lfthe Blaine
Republicans are in the majority in
this State, as they claim they are,
let them show it by keeping Penn
sylvania Republican this fall. A
Democratic victory in Pennsylvania
this fall more than likely means a
Democratic victory in 1884, and that
would not elect James G. Blaine
President of the United States. or
any other Republican.-Harrisbur
telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18

The Independents are directing
their heaviest efforts to the defeat of
a. J. Colborn, Esq Tray, Blanche,
Sweetheart and little dogs all, are in
full chorus on his trail, and the
'Thunderer," published at Meyers
dale, vociferously predicts his defeat
by thousands of votes. Mr.. Colborn
and his colleague on the ticket, Mr..
Morgan, cannot be defeated by noise
'bluster and denunciation. They
were regularly and honestly nomi-
mated, and the petty spite vented
upon them at Independent meetings,
is as harmless as the idle winds
The Republicans of Somerset Coun-
ty are controlled by principle, not
by petty spite.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
Uncle Sam Gets n Legacy.

WAsHINGTos. October 10.-To day
package was received at the Treas
ury Department containing S95O,OO0
in government bonds, bequeathed
by Hoboken, N. Y, miser, named
Joseph l.. Lewis, to assist in extin-
gushing the public debt. The case
has been before the courts in New
York for some time, b claim having
been set up for the estate by wo-
man, who alleges that she was the
wife of the testator. Ii was decided,
however, that she was an impostor
and that the money belonged to the
government. The bonds have been
temporarily deposited in the loan
division of the Treasury Department
to await the return of Secretary
Folger or his successor. When they
have been formally turned over to
the Secretary of the Treasury the
bonds will be cancelled and destroy
ed, thus wiping out nearly a million
dollars of the public debt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
A MOnu ment on Round Top, Ge:tys-
burgh.

BosToN, Oct. ia monument
erected by the Twentieth Maine
Veteran Association on Round Top,
Gettysburg, will he unveiled on
Wednesday, Oct IS Gen Joshua
Chamberlain, former commander of
the regiment, with large delegation
of veterans, and Colonel John B.
Bachelor. superintendent of tablets
and legends of the Gettysburg Bat
tlefield Memorial Association will 20
from here on Monday night. Gen.
Ellis Speer. of Washington, D c.,
with a large number of ex-ofiicers
and friends, will arrive at Gettysburg
Tuesday evening.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
Bold Highway Robbers.

About s O'Clock this evening Geo.
ID. Rise. cashier OF the Lebanon Dime
Savings Bank, was robbed of a satch-
el containing $4,000, all i'll bills.
He had just returned from Philadel-
phia and before going to the bank
stopped at his house for supper.
While on his way to the bank after
supper, and about square from his
house, he was passed by two men
and directly afterwards received a
stunning blow, knocking him in the
gutter. He held on to the satchel
and cried murder"
The robbers, who had been beat
ing and kicking him all the while,
fearing his cries would bring assist
ance, moved off a short distance. but
again returned, and, wrenching the
handle off the satchel, succeeded in
securing it. Mr.. Rise made gallant
fight and was covered with blood,
1t has since been learned that the
struggle between the cashier and the
robbers was witnessed by George
Pohr, who was passing along the
street at the time, but he thought II
was a fight between lot of drunken
meE, as they were roughly dressed
and wore soiled overhalls. They
are described as one being tall anc
tho other shorr and thick-set Iht
robbers were seen to run into va
cant lot near by and were hailed a:
they ran by another citizen. curious
to know the cause of their hurry
( There is no further clue. Mr.. Ris'
has offered reward Of $1,000 70
the capture of the robbers. Tn
money belonged to the bank. Their
is great excitement here.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18

REPUBLICANS who desire to see
continued protection to American
labor and industry, and to have
Somerset County placed in Congress
ional and Senatorial districts where
their sentiments will be respected,
and their political views carried out,
should not fail TO vote for Campbell
for Congress, and Longenecker for
Senator.
Remember that the vote of one
Congressman may turn the scale IN
the next House, for or against pro,
lection, and that if Somerset County
is placed in Democratic districts by
the next Legislature, there she
is bound to remain for the next ten
years. Vote for your own interests
Republicans, and you will surely dc
this by voting for Campbell and
Longenecker.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18

CANDIDATE STEWART says: I'VE
make no fight on local offices.
"Where candidates for Congress and
/" Legislature have been fairly nomi-
" mated, the Independent Republi-
"cans will give them their support
provided said nominees are not
" pronounced in their determination
to support Cameron and the
bosses"
The Independents of Somerset
County are giving the lie to theil
candidates fine speeches. They
cannot say that Colborn and Nor
gan were not fairly nominated, anc
as Cameron is not candidate ant
cannot be during their term of office
they cannot support him, and yet
they are doing their level best to de
feat them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
Crime in Wisconsin.

WAUPACA, October 10.-A daring
murder and bank robbery occurred
here Sunday night The victim. was
II. C. Mead, bachelor, aged 60
years. Monday he failed to appear
at his hotel for breakfast or dinner.
He slept at the hank. \ messenger
sent to the bank found it locked.
Going to back window he discover
ed the wire screen cut. the window
let down from the top and Mead
lying in pool OF blood on the floor.
Investigation showed the head and
face horribly mangIed with shots, as
if a doubled barreled shotgun had
been discharged at him from short
range. 1t is supposed the assassins
shot bit him from the window while
be was sitting at "a table writing
The safe had not been locked and
the assassins carried off several
thousand dollars III currency, gold
and bonds. The exact amount is
not known No clue 10 the muir
derers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
Found Dead.

UNIoNTowN, October 6. = This
morning. about 10 o'clock, Patrick
Mcfarland, of Dunbar, father OF
James. Mcfarland, who was one OF
the seven men held for trial on the
charge of numbering MAURICE Healy,
but was acquitted of the same, was
found lying dead in the woods some
two miles above Dunbar. He had
spent the night with mis- uncle, Da-
vid Kelley, and this morning early
started out cunning. Not returning
in due time his friends went out in
search of him, and found him lying
dead on the bank of a small stream,
His gun was not discharged and
there was no visible evidence of vio-
lence. 1t is supposed he died of APP
opleXy. Coroner Sturgeon held an
inquest this afternoon, and verdict
of death by natural causes was rem
der, 1,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18

KooNTz and Kooser, the professed
personal friends of William 5. Nor
gan, who, for years, have solicited
him to become candidate for the
Legislature, are now bitterly oppos-
ing him. Why is this? Isn't he
the same intelligent, honest man,
the same good Republican he always
was? Wasn't he fnrly'and honestly
nomir ated, and didn't they both
vote at the primary election, thereby
tacitly pledging their honor to sup
port him? Why this sudden change?
Is it not because he would not SUBJ
nit 10 their dictation, would not be
bossed by them, would not leave the
Republican organization, of which
he has always been a consistent
member? Republicans of Jenner
township, see to it, that your own
respected and deserving fellow citi-
zen polls every vote of the party,
and remember also, that your own
honor is involved in seeing that his
colleague on the ticket lColborn)
receives an equally good vote. "Pfin-
ciples. not men. us the motto of true
Republicans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18

The loss of eight Republican
members of Congress in Ohio, has
startled the protective tariff men OF
this State, and they now see that the
only salvation for our manufactur-
ers and laborers, is in sending Re
publican protectionists to Congress.
We must carry every Republican
candidate in this State, if We want to
have protection to our industries
continued. and already the changes
in favor of the Republicans are tell
ing on the enemy. The Republicans
of Pennsylvania can no longer be de
ceived by the babble of the Inde'
pendents, that the tariffs not an is
sue in this State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
\ i'rcnchman's Freak.

New YORK, October 10.-An eX-
trlurdlnary scene was enacted to-day
on F"uit, enth street. AT an hour
wlen lric street is most crowded
witt shoppers, II demented French
ma ran l muck through the crowd
AMI with = pair of sharp pointed
carpenters compasses stabbed right
and left, his victims being women.
The wife of IA policeman, who pa
trolled the block, was one of the suf-
ferers, and when her husband arrest
ed the lunatic he did not know that
she had been assailed. The man
was Ernest Duburgune, "A half idiotic
painter, whose crazy antics have for
years made him a conspicuous char
acter His victims are more or less
severely injured Mrs. Mary Ham
ley, the policeman's wife, Was dan
gerously and perhaps fatally injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18

Do our friends in this county note
the very great quiet with which the
Democrats are carrying on their
campaign? Not single meeting do
they hold. The Independents are
doing their work for them. They
hold the meetings and denounce the
Republican party, and the Demo
Gratis attend them all, and do the
bowling. When, if ever before, did
our people see the Democrats attend
ing so-called Republican meetings? ?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
Big Blaze.

SHENANDOAH. October 12.-At $50
O'Clock this evening, fire started in
the engine house of Packer Colliery,
No. 2, of the Philadelphia Coal Com
pany, and before the alarm was Civ
en- the structure was completely en-
veloped in flames. The fire, fed by
the greasy timbers, burned with
great fierceness. The heat was so
intense that the excited spectators
could scarcely 90 within half mile of
the building. The EMPLOYEES made
a desperate effort to extinguish the
fire, but their efforts were unavail.
ing. The loss is estimated at $780,
GOO, and 400 men and bows are
thrown out of work. The passenger
trains on the Lehigh Valley railroad
stopped running, as the breaker was
built directly over the track. The
colliery is about three miles from
this place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18

THE immense Republican meet
ings lately held in Philadelphia
show that the old camp-fires are
burning brightly, and they have
awakened the Democrats from their
delusion that Pattison could carry
that Republican stronghold for Gov
ernor. because he had been elected
Comptroller of that city by Repub
lican votes.
In their alarm they have put Pat
tison on the stump, and he is now
travelling throughout the State, re-
citing pretty little platitudes to tickle
the ears of the voters. The young
man lacks the discretion of the old
er politicians that have him in train
ing, and occasionally blurts out facts
that if shrewd, he would have kept
to himself
For instance, in speech made to
the people of Towanda, in which he
took up the cry of the Independents,
he holwed against Bossism as Justify
as the most blatant Half-breed could
do, and used the following ian
guage:
To-day we storm the heights of
bossism, column by column ,oith the
independents, for the overthrow of a
combination of men who have
been felt, not only in Pennsylvania,
but throughout the country, to the
destruction of every Independent
sentiment that should characterize
a free people.
| The absurdiiy of Il man who is
/ the inerest creature OF bosslsm, who
was made "a candidate for Governor
solely through the influence of the
Democratic bosses in his own city,
who is too callow To stand alone
without a boss 10 prop him up, and
prompt him, prating to an intelli,
gent people about "storming the
heights of bossism" is unequalIed III
the annals of politics but the i'm
portant point of this Democratic
candidates declaration is that, col
umn by column with the lndepend-
ents, he and his party are stormina
the heights of Repubicanism, for by
the title of boSses or ~ combinations
of men" he intends 10 designate th,
Republican p,rty.
Here is the open declaration made
by this Democratic candidate, that
his party and the Independents art
column by column, shoulder to
shoulder, elbow to elbow. marching
against the Republican organization
We have repeatedly charged that
the Democrats aud Independents
had common understanding, and
had united their forces against the
Republican party. and here we have
the admission from the Democratic
candidate for Governor. the very
person who knows most about it,
and is most interested in the bar
gain. VIII all true Republicans
mark this and act according to the
dictates of common sense?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18

BEAVER and the whole ticket,
should be the watchword Of every
true Republican. By this sign we
have always won, and we can do it
now. over the combined forces of the
Democracy and their Independent
allies. Remember how often the
renegades who are now battling in
the cause of our old enemy, have
besought you to stick to the ticket.
The advice was good, if the Devil
gave it. Stand by your guns, Re-
publicans We must not only beat,
but utterly rout the deserters, who
are trying to show the enemy the
way into our camp. Treason was
never less odious than it is to-day,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18
Election To be Contested.

ATLANTA, Ga, October 6.-To-day
Mr.. Stephens, the newly elected
Governor. sent to the Governor his
resignation of the office of Congress
man from the Eighth Georgia dis
trict, which was accepted, and an
election to fill the vacancy has been
ordered for Noyember I. Gartrell,
the defeated candidate for Governor,
will contest the election. not with
the hope of getting in, but to show
alleged frauds and intimidations,
and he hopes thereby to keep Ste
phens out till MAY next.