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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
Childhood, Manhood. and Hoary Age

Childhood, Manhood. and Hoary Age
Exclaim in Unison, Behold the Com
queror."
During a brief visit to the ancient town Of War.
wick, X. l, recently, oar agent extended his trip
to the southeastern extremity Of the town, to
look about amosg the wonderful improvements
which have beennade in the appearance OF War
wick Neck during a comparatively blief period,
and while conversing on this subject with Col.
Benjamin 5. Hazard, the popular proprietor Of
the Warwick Neck Hotel, he learned that the
greater part of the handsome summer residences
lad been erected inside Of q dozen years and he
also learned that Col. Hazard had been a great
sufferer from a chronic disease of the kidneys
and Bladder over fifteen years, the most painful
form oft being a ssopplge or retention of the
urine, which was so very severe at times as to
disable him for his accustomed work, and even
connne him to bed, when a surgeons assistance
would be required to relieve him. He was being
doetored q large part Of the time. but could get
no permanent relief. at times his suaerings were
terrible from sharp, cutting pains through the
Kidneys and Bladder ana he had suffered so
long and so severely that no had become discour-
aged Of getting well again, especially as the
age. with such a complicated disease of long
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
The State Revenue.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 26.-lp
debate on the bill exempting manu-
featuring corporations, building and
loan associations, ETC., in the House
this morning, Mr.. Ziegler presented
some interesting figures to show the
ability of tn. treasury to stand the
drain upon its revenues. The reve-
nue. applicable to the general fund
is s5,3331,765,S5. from which the fol-
lowing sums will be taken Tax on
loans, $780, 09; to be credited to the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
$4,000 rebates to companies, sl37-
600; tax on building and loan asso-
Citations, 100000; transfer of liquor
and mercantile tax licenses to the
counties by the Jenkins bill, $685.
1853, so; total, S1,99S, $3.50; balance
remaining applicable to the general
fund, 1881 ,S02,35. He estimated
the loss to the State by the bill
under consideration to be s40S, 914,-
q. as'follews: Tax on limited par
tnerships s24,664,29, tax on manu-
featuring companies S21l,262, 60,
and loan associations S130,464,39,
tax on turnpike companies s12,4S2,-
IS, tax on steamship companies $780,
40,51. The General Revenue bill
also came up for discussion, but no
action was taken on it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

FROM present appearances the re
moval of certain imposts from the
tobacco trade will simply result in
increasing the wages of cigar makers,
and the good, patient, pensive pub.
lie will have to pay as much as ever
for the luxury of a smoke. of course
there is some consolation in learning
that a section of our workers will be
pecuniarily benefited, but it may
be doubted whether the struggle in
Congress would have been watched
with quite as much interest by cigar
manufacturers and cigar smokers il
the actual result had been forseen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

The "Reformers" and the Phari-
sees of the press are tearing their
hair, and shrieking in unison over
the appointment of Mr.. d. b. R.
Keim, editor of the Harrisburg TEL
egraph, to the position of Chief Ex-
aminer of the Civil Service Commits
sion. Mr.. Keim is a dreadful man,
a perfect ogre, according to these
purists, and his appointment shakes
the very foundation of the Govern
ment, and brings the civil service
reform to paught. And why? Be-
cause Nj. Keim is a"Stalwart Re-
publican, a pet Of Grants, a friend of
Cameron's, a determined opponent
of Democratic men and measures"
These are the weighty charges
brought against the man of whom
Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton, President of
the Commission says, for himself
and his colleagues, that of all the
applicants for the place Mr.. Keim
came best equipped, both by nature
and training for the discharge of the
duties of the position ; that he wa4a
level headed man of high qualifA-
tons for the Office, and accustomed
to deal with men. 1t is the vocation
of these reformers, and of the Free
Lance press, to shrek and protest,
and raise q hubbub over everything
that smacks of regular Republican
ism. If some eminent Democratic
politician, just nov out Of a place,
had received this appointment, these
gentle reformers would have Good
you as gently as a sucking dove.
What matters it to them that Mr..
Keim was the best qualified appli-
cant, that he was the unanimous
choice of the Commission, that on
their recommendation the President
appointed him, and that he is SIM
ply an examiner without any power
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
Swindle Confessed.

DANvLLE, April 24.-William 7.
Doddson, of this city, was arrested
at Franklin Junction, Va, on the
Midland Railway, to-day, for the
murder of the negro man reported
Yesterday. He confesses he hired
two negroes to bring him the body
for dissection, pretending he was a
physician. He says he carried it into
the upper room Of a house then &C.
cupied by himself alone, wrapped it
in bed clothing, poured kerosene oil
over it, fixed a lighted candle on it
and went away. His mistake, he
says, was in cutting the candle so
long that the house did not take fire
during the night, it being his pur-
pose to burn the house and have it
appear that he himself had burned
in it, and thus enable his family to
obtain the amount of the life policy
recently procured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

THERE are $50 tons of silver coin
accumulated in the vaults of the u.
s. Sub Treasury in New York. OF
this, 600 tons are in legal tender sill
yer dollars. The mass is constantly
increasing, for as the dollars accum :
ulate in the hands of merchants they
are exchanged for silver certificates
The minis grind out two million dol
lars per month. How much longer
viii the Government be a purchaser
Of silver FOX storage, taking twenty.
five million dollars yearly out of the
pockets of the people for no earthly
use except to test the theories of Wis.
ionary men?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

STATE SENATOR GREERs anti-treat-
ing bill, one of the best temperance
measures ever introduced in either
House, failed to pass the Senate
last week, lacking one vote OF a con-
stitutional majority. 1t was claim
ed by Nh. Greer, and there are many
earnest temperance men who agree
with him, hat the pernicious Amer
lean habitof ''set EN- up all around"
is largely productive of drunkenness
and that if a bill was passed COM
polling every man to pay for all he
drank, that there would not be so
much drinking to excess. Some
years ago a number of New York
gentlemen believing in temperance
but not thinking total absti-
nence obtainable, organized a Bus
mess Mems Moderation Society"
One of the pledges its members took
was mot to treat or be treated" and
it is claimed by the friends of the
movement that it has accomplished
great good by inducing many men
who were hard drinkers to drink in
moderation. 1t is evident from the
vote that nothing short of total ap-
stinence will please the Senate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

DURING his trip to Florida, the
reliable newspaper correspondents
who accompanied the President.
filled the country with alarm by tel.
egraphing that he IA seriously ill.
On his return home the President
declared that he had enjoyed the
trip .'and never felt better in his
life" The great dailies that pub
lished the sensational reports, are
still insisting that the President was
sick-and would have
the public believe that they know
more about the condition of bis
health than he does himself-Great
institutions, these enterprising daily
journals.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
A Human Fiend.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala, April 90
The Times Union special from
Temples Mills, Bradford county.
says:
"A discovery has been made of a
most diabolical act of cruelty per-
petrated near hearon Sunday morn
ing. negro named Pink Blocker has
living with him his nephew, to whom
he has heen very cruel. After whip
ping him till the boy was covered
with blood, on Sunday, he tied the
boy in a chimney, head down, and
roasted him till the flesh dropped off
the boys neck, body and arms, he
then took him down, laid him on
the floor and threw cold water on
him. The boy cannot recover. The
Sheriff is in pursuit of Blocker. The
neighborhood is a bad one, mostly
of negroes who work at a mill"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

The West Chester Republican calls
for the return of Blaine and Conk.
ling to active polotics and leadership
saying the Republican party cannot
well spare either, and that leadership
is better than political driftwood,
inaninity and dry rot. We always
though; SO, and now that the wild
wave of ~senseless criticism and cen.
sure has passed, q natural law is
again asserting itself even in our
politics. The men who united to
pull down leaders in the hope Of
finding a place at the front, have
not found it, but remain just where
their abilities place them, and after
cooling of all begin to see this, and
a call is made for able leadership
Media american. ao
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

RICHMOND, Va, April 25.-For
several days past the police authori-
ties of Richmond have been consid-
erbly excited over the depredations
of what arc believed to be a gang of
professional burglars form Philadel-
phia and New York. The house
of two or three prominent citizens
have been entered by means of skel-
ton keys and property carried oil.
The police have made every effort
to detect the perpetrators of these
crimes. One of the most energetic
and Jealous members of the force In
this matter has been Captain A. II.
Parader, of the Middle district. The
most daring attacks hat have been
made have been upon the private
house of that officer. This afternoon
about five O'Clock man by some
means entered Parader's house,
gagged and tied his sixteen-year-old
daughter and cut her clothing to
pieces. This was done on the fourth
floor of the house while a policeman
was on duty on the second floor and
several other persons in the house.
No harm was done the young lady,
and it appears manifest that this
visitation was merely to defy and
outwit the police force. Yesterday
a man visited Parader's house twice
in the daytime-once about eight
O'Clock in the morning and again at
one. The first time a small quanti-
ty of clothing was carried off; the
second the same young lady who
was assaulted this morning had a
ring torn from herfinger and chain
from her neck, the robbers escaping
withou detection. Last night Para
der's house was stoned by unknown
persons. The daring and fearlessness
of the these attacks upon this officers
house have caused no little conster-
nation among citizens and police
authorities.
Tonight there is a feeling of un-
easiness, especially among the ladies.
The police are on thealert, and every
exertion is being made to trap the
burglars. Heads of families are
laying in supplies of arms an ammu-
milton. One gunsmith says that he
has sold more double-barreled shot
guns in the past two days than in
as many months before. The de-
mand for burglar alarms and other
devices forarousing sleepers is equal
ly as great. Among those whose
houses have been recently entered
and robbed is that of the widow of
Ex-President John Tyler, who lives
on Grace, near Seventh street, and
NJ. T. Pemberton, a prominent gro
Ger. The residence of J. H. Ward
was broken into and the room oc-
cupied by a daughter of Senator
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina,
who was visiting the family, entere-
ed and some of her jewelry carried
off. All efforts to trace up the fear
less thieves have thus tar been I'M
availing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

The Milwaukee Municipal Court
was the scene of a curious episode a
few days since. Miss Kate Kane is
a member of the bar in good stand.
ing and full practice. who has on
more than one occasion exasperated
the Court by modes of ps0cedure
not exactly in vogue in a criminal
court; on Friday, not coptent with
the usual trial of his Honors temper,
she undertook to shy an inkstand al
his head, but being prevented in
this, threw a glass of water into his
face. She Ia promptly fined fifty
dollars for contempt of court, but
announces her intention of going to
prison rather than pay the fine. The
conduct Of this particular 'lady
lawyer" will not prove a strong ar
gument for the admission of the sex
TO the bar in other States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
Father Mother and Child Drowned.

DAYTON, O., April 26.-At Mid
dleton yesterday the little daughter
of John O'Connell, living on the
bank of the Hydraulic Canal, half a
mile above the city, wandered away
from home. The parents quietly
walked up the canal in search OF
her, and were Mortified to discover
her in the water struggling in the
las. agonies o fdeath. The Father i'm
mediately plunged in the water after
the child, but was seized with cramps,
and was below the surface for so long
a time that his wife went to his as
sistance. She struggled in vain,
and in two minutes from the
time the father plunged into the
canal after the girl the father, mother
and child sank beneath the water.
The mothers cries had been heard
by a number of men in the vicinity,
none of whom arrived in time to res
cue the drowning family.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

DANA, editor of the New York
Sun, says that, the rallying cry Of
the Democrats in the next campaign
will be, "turn the Republicans out
of office" He is only a little more
candid than the rest Of his brethren.
In this State, the Democrats are not
waiting for the advent of the next
campaign to sound that rallying cry.
Governor Pattison and his friends
are diligently and daily practising
the doctrine which they euphonious'
ly style-Reform.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
a Murderer Hanged.

ELIzABETHTnwN, April 27.-Hen-
ny Debosney was hanged here to-
day for the murder of his wife. He
slept we'll last night, and ate a hearty
breakfast this morning, after which
he smoked a cigar, and then inspect
ed the gallows. Taking hold of the
rope, he said to the sheriff: Il am
afraid I'll break that rope. You
ought to have soap on it, He SEEM
ed entirely indifferent to his fate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
Delaware's Peach Crop

WILMINGTON, April 26.-Reports
from various peach growing districts
in the State indicate that the buds
thus far have suffered but little from
the frest, hail and cold weather of
the present week. If, however, the
present cold spell continues much
longer there is great fear tina. the
promising large crop will be totally
destroyed. The safety of the trees
through the present cold snap is at
tributed to the lateness of the trees
in budding.
1t is reported from Milford that
ice formed an inch thick on Tuesday
night and that the peach buds were
full of water. 1t is expected there
fore, that serious injury has been
done to the peach crop in that vicin-
ity.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
DeviIish Murder.

NORFOLK. April PA negro wo-
mon named Lucy Hausler has been
arrested for whipping to death her
sisters orphan child, 7 years old.
The evidence before the cozoner's ju-
ry shows most diabolical cruelty.
The child was flogged with a COW
hide and then burned on a stove.
The negroes in the neighborhood are
greatly exasperated against the muir
desess. Her husband was arrested
as an accessory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
Assaulted by Tramps.


DELAWARE, April ga bastard
~ outrage was committed here this
afternoon. Mrs. VIM. H. Hazleton,
who lives near the depot, was alone
with her baby when four tramps en-
tered the house by a rear door, and,
drawing revolvers, threatened to kill
her if she made any cutlery. The vii
lains then plundered the house and
made q violent assault on the fright
ened woman, who escaped during
the struggle with her babe in her
arms. The tramps Immediately fled
and struck into the country. A large
body of police ana citizens are in
pursuit.
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"
Sent to Jail.

ST. LOUIS, April 26.-In the Uni
ted States Circuit Court at Jefferson
City, Mo James w. Harrison. Pre-
siding Justice, and j. A. Lockhart
and ]. A. Pratther, Associate Judges
of the Lafayette county court, were
ordered to Jail for contempt of court
in refusing to obey a mandate of the
United States Court directing them
to levy a tax of $1,000 to pay an in
stalment on the judgement obtained
on a suit upon the county bonds.
The Court ordered the Judges to be
confined in..the Jail until they obey
its mandate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
Governor Hendricks has given his

Governor Hendricks has given his
opinion, with all his characteristic
Mark Tapleyism, Of the position Of
the Democratic party on the tariff
question. The existing tariff will do
well enough, he says, if hard times
do not come. If they come the par.
ty will have to deal with the subject;
but they will be equally to the emer.
gency. Thin reminds one of Daniel
Booneh prayer, as he was about to
fight the bear: 20 Lordl" was the
hunters pious ejaculation, "here's a
goin' to b one of the biggest bar
fights you ever did see! 0 Lord, Ell
you cant help me, please, anyhow,
don't help the bar -Bottinort
american.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
Sale of Western Cattle.

KANSAS City, Mo-, April pa
series ofimported sales of cattle COM
menced at the stockyards yesterday,
when forty-nine head Of Angus and
Galloway cattle belonging to VIM.
H.. and A. Leonard, ofSaline county,
brought a total of s23,425; average
s4S4. To-day eighty head of Aber-
deem, Angus and Herferds belonging
to w. Fl. Cochrane, of Compton.
Canada, were sold for $4,000, an
average of $500. Eleven Aberdeen
Angus COWS and heifers average
1855, the highest average for any
sale of the breed ever made on the
continent. Tomorrow q heard oil
Leonard, Saline county, will be sold.
Stockmem are present from a num-
Der of Western States and Terrific
rips-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

More than seven months intervene
before the next Congress will meet,
but a nervous fear is evident already
among the Democrats as to the
course things will take in the House.
They know the next winters work in
Washington will have a potent in.
fiuence upon the Presidential cam
paign of 1884, and they are natural
ly anxious that as few blunders as
possible shall be committed. So the
Democratic organs are firing off a
quantity of advice at the members
elect, and begging them to leave
their hobbies at home and to sup
press the cranks at the beginning.
In short, they are urged not to make
fools of themselver and ruin the
party's rupposed brilliant chances of
carrying the country next year.
This advice may have some effect
upon the timid members, but
Springer, Reagan and others of that
sort will shed it as easily as a ducks
back sheds water.
North Carolina may be an impor-
tant factor in the next National con-
test, and the position she is likely to
occupy becomes, therefore, a matter
of interest. The result of the cleo
ton last year showed that the Dem
ocracy was in a demoralized condi-
ton, and had the opposition known
its strength it would have succeeded.
As it was the Democrats elected
their candidate for Governor by less
than 800 majority. The coalition
between the Liberals and Republi-
cans was then incompleted. This
defect has been remedied. and the
Democrats will meet next year a
thoroughly organized and well equip
ped opposition. The Baltimore Suns
correspondent in the State says that
many of the younger Democrats are
leaving the party and coming out
openly in favor of the Republicans.
Besides electing a Governor next
year, the Legislature will be chosen
which will elect Senator Nance's
cuocaccor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
Prairie Murder.

HoUsroN, April 25.-An atrocious
crime has been committed at Brick
House Gully, nine miles from here.
Adams, a negro boy, aged II years,
under the impression that the boys
of the neighborhood going to
fog him, while playing with Quincy
Nelson, aged IL, whom he suspected
of being one of the party, tied a rope
around Nelson's waist, and, mount
ing a horse, tied the other end to the
pommel of the saddle and rode rap
idly off, dragging Nelson through
the prairie until dead. He took the
train for Houston, where he was
captured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
A Circus Attacked by a Mob.

WILMINGTON, Del, April pa
dispatch from Dover to the Morning
Neaes says O'Brien's circus was at
tackled by a mob armed with breach
loading guns and revolvers after the
performance last night, and eight OF
ten men, including Charles Hender-
son, one of the proprietors, was shot,
sople ofthem seriously. Henderson,
it iasaid, cannot recover. The sher
if, At the solitation of the citizens,
summoned posse who restored order,
and the circus was allowed to depar,
without further molestation. No ar
rests have been made.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

to make selections? Their object ii
to tear down, not to build up, and
to bring into disrepute the Civil
Service Reform, to which for their
own purposes they assumed the Re-
publican party was hostile. The
appointment by the President O
non-partisan Commissioners, knock
ed the wind out of them for a season,
but the selection by the Commission
ers of a regular Republican as an
examiner, gives them the opportuni'
ty to renew their bowling. To APP
point the best qualified man, re.
quires no defence of the Commits
sioners. Therefore, let the heather
rage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

FEw people have any idea of the
large amount of actual loss by wear
on the silver and gold coin in circu-
lation. A careful test by the bank
of England on the amount redeemed
by it during the last twelve months,
shows a loss of nearly $4,000.
This sum represents the loss in
weight, the coins being redeemed at
their face value.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

DUBLIN, April 27.-The trial Of
Michael Pagan for the murder Of
Burke was continued this morning.
The case for the defense having clos
ed, Judge O'Brien charged the jury.
His remarks were to the effect that
the testimony given by the informers
against the prisoners had been fully
confirmed by that of other witnesses.
The Judge having finished his
charge, the jury retired After a
short elaboration they returned, and
announced that they had found a
verdict of guilty against the prisoner.
On being asked if he had anything
to say why sentence should not be
passed upon him, Pagan protested
his innocence. He declared he was
a Fenian, and would die INT The
Judge then sentenced him to be
hanged MAY 2Sth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02

Mr.. KERR, one of the attorneys for
the Government in the Star Route
cases, finished a seven days speech
on Friday last, whereupon the de-
PENDANTS counsel proposed to submit
the case to the jury without further
ado. They evidently thought any
punishment preferable to being talk
ed 10 death.
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Fatally Stabbed.

TAUNTON, April 26.-While Mar
garet Mather's Company was play
ing Romeo and Juliet" tonight,
Frederick Pudding, playing "Ro-
meo," ran a sword into the body OF
George A. Dalton, playing @Tybalt,"
in the duel scene. 1t is not known
at present how bad Dalton is injured.
The physicians are confident that he
will ecove