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The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

IT is rather early in the season as yet to
begin with gloomy representations about
the prospects of the European wheat crops
for the ensuing year; but it cannot be de-
MED that there is certain importance to
be attached to the reports of the English
papers about the rotting of young wheat all
over the Continent, and the devastations of
the enormous floods. This gives a peculiar
interest to all current information respect
ing the condition and prospects of our own
American wheat crops.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

AN English traveller in America records
as one result of his observations the general
sadness on the faces of our men of affairs as
they go about the streets.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

THE Bermuda group contains 365 islands
with total of about $4,000 acres, the four
largest being connected with bridges which
afford driveway over the smoothest and
hardest of roads.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

THE present quiet state of affairs in Rus :
sa alluded to by the Gear in his recent pro-
clamation is called the stiffness of death by
one Nihilist paper in Geneva, and the calm
before the storm, by another.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

WILLIAM HARRINGTON of Montezuma
Ind., was married the other day. 1t was not a
new experience, as seven previous mar
riages had preceded this, and every wife of
those marriages had died.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

The Alamo, the little old stone church
famous as the scene of the Texan massacre,
at San Antonio, is doing duty as grocery
store -
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

MR.. VANDERBmT told Cleveland gentle
man that his income last year was over
10000, 600, and he was bothered to find
some way of investing it so that it would be
safe. and the public sst call hipa thief and
4 rsbbvf.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
I'M M ENSE! +!
8 Per Cent. Interest.

A LIMITED amount of money, in sums ranging
"A from $500 to Sc, 900 can be invested at the
above rate BY addressing BOX 1912. Boston, The
urity perfect and reference can be had to bus,
mess men Of capacity, judgment ana ehsrsstsr.
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The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
Nnnce.

A LII persons are hereby cautioned against har
N boring or trusting any of the crew Of the Brit
ish brig Martha A. Palmer, Captain Trafton from
Martinique az no debts Of thar contracting win be
paid by captain or Qopsignses.
fsb2od3ts RYAN u KELSEY, Agents.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
CITY Hall, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6.

Lecture by the world renowrs orator
q So3N s- COUGH
SUBJECT; "Circumsar ces." Tickets 80 cents.
- NOW on sale at Stockbridge's NIusic tore. Half
nslare on all railroads running into the city.
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The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
Rev. Father Wilds'
EXPERIENCE.

The Rev. II. y. WiIds, weII-knowa city
missionary in New rk, aud brother of the
inte eminent Judge WiIds. of the NIassa-
chusetts Supreme Court, writes follows.
''7s E 54th ST., Nesc York, Man 16, 1882.
MESsRs j. @. AVER q Co., Gentlemen:
Last winter was troubled with most uncom-
Portable itching humor, affecting more especially
my limbs which itched so intolerably at night and
burned so intensely, that could scarcely bear any
clothing over them. was a SO sufferer from a
severe catarrh and catarrhal cough; my appetite
was poor, and my system good deal run down.
knowing the value of AYERS SARsAPARILLA by
observation of many other cases, and from personal
use In former years, began taking it for the above
named disorders, My appeti improved almost
from the first dose. After a short time the fever
and itchings allayed and all signs of irritation
OF the skin disappeared. My catarrh and cough
were also cured by the same means and my general
health greatly improved until II is now ex client
teel hundred per centssstronger, and attribute
these results to the of the SARsAPARIL,A A.
which recommend with all confidence as the best
blood medicine ever devised. l took it in small
doses three times day. and used, in all less than
TWO bottles place these facts at your SERVICE
hoping their publication may do good.
Yours respectfully, z. P. WILDs."
The above instance is but one of the many con-
stantly coming to our notice, which prove the per-
feet adaptation of AYERS SARsAPARILLA to the
cure of all diseases arising from impure or impov
crished blood, and weakened vitality
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

THE Germans have such dislike to Amer
can pork that it has been found necessary
to pack it in England and send it over as the
work of English hogs before it will go down.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
CITY BALL, PORTLAND,
February 22nd, 1898.

Dancing will commence Immediately after the
Dress Parade Each lady will be furnished with an
imported order of dance holder, in the form Of n
brace etthe first appearance Of this device east Of
New York
Refreshments will be furnished by Robinson the
well known caterer. S
Doors open at o'clock. Reserved seats 75 oents.
sale TO begin at Stockbridges, Monday. Feb i5tb'
at a. m. Admission to ali parts OF the hall 30 cts
SckeIs I9r ssle q at W Banks drug store Congress
York streets; Eureka Dollar Store. FarriSTton ton
Block, Congress street; y. s. Hinds'. cor Of Pine
etI4 Dtaohett stIeets, febl2 -dt22
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
Remember THIS.
TT YOU ARE SICK,

II 1UU AOu NlUA.
If you are sick. HOP BITTERs will
surely aid Nature in making You well
again when all else fails.
If you are comparatively well, but feel
the need of grand tonic and stimulant,
never rest easy till yon are made new
being by the use of
HOP BETTERS.
If you are eostiye or dyspeptic or are
suffering from any other of the numerous
diseases of the stomach or bowels, 1t is
your own fault if you remain Ill, for
HOP BITTERS
are the sovereign remedy in all such
If you are wasting away with any form
of Kidney disease, stop tempting Death
this moment, and turn for cure to
HOP BHTTERS.
If you are sick with that terrible sick
ness Nervousness, YOU VIII find a Balm
in Gilead'' in the use of
HOP BETTERS.
If you are frequenter, or resident
of miasmatic district, barricade yaur
system against the scourge of all
countries malarial, epidemic, bilious
and intermittent fevers-by the use of
HOP BEETERS.
If you have rough, pimply, or sallow
skin, bad breath, pains and aches and
feel miserable generally, HOP BI TIERS
will give you fair skin rich blood. the
sweetest breath, health and, comfort.
In short, they cure ALL Diseases of
the Stomach, Bowels Blood, Liver,
Nerves, Kidneys &c., and
$500
will be paid for a case they will not cure
or help, or for anything impure or injur-
ious found in them.
That poor, bedridden, invalid wife,
sister, mother or daughter, can be made
the picture of health by few bottles of
hop Bitters, costing but trife.
Will you let them suffer
Cleanse, Purify and Enrich thu
Blood with Hop Bitters,
And you will have no sickness or suffering or doc
tors bills to pay.
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The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

If you are sick, HOP BTTTERS will
surely aid Nature in making you well
again when all else fails.
If you are comparatively vel, but feel
the need of grand tonic and stimulant,
never rest easy till yon are made new
heinQ hv the use of
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
Cleanse, Purify and Enrich the
Blood with Hop Bitters,

And you viii have no sickness or suffering or doc
tors bills to pay.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Rufus Hatch's Prediction.

New YORK, April 20--Rufus
Hatch arrived in this city to day by
the Adriatic. England" said Mr.
Hatch, els bankrupt in soil, polite:
and religion. Between titles and
rent, which are spent in London and
on the Continent, the farmers are
unable to get along and are giving
up their farms. Business and pro-
fessional men are waking up TO the
fact that the couLtry is over-popuia-
ted, and within the next twelve
months, 500 wealthy emigrants will
come to this country, bringing at
least s50,O00,0 900 with them. Next
year not less than S100,O0O,00O oi
foreign capital will arrive here. In
Ireland | saw nothing but squaiid
misery, and in France the condition
of the peasantry is about as bad as
possible, and economy is with them
not a virtue, but a necessity. The
English are beginning to e that
every thousand miles of new railway
in this country is opening up the
great West and bringing its products
nearer to the English market. They
want and will buy at fair prices ev-
cry pound of food we can send them.
Their crops will be a failure this
year and we have an ample market
for all we can export"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
The State Revenue Commissioners.

HARRISBURG, April 19.-The State
Road of Revenue Commissioners
organized to-day by electing Secreta.
ry of Commonwealth Stenger Presi-
dent of the Board. Mr.. III. N. Graft
en- was elected Secretary. The fol-
lowing interrogations to be addressed
to the County Assessing Boards were
then approved:
First. Are the returns of money
invested and the Understanding
bonds Of corporations held by indi-
viduals in your county correctly
made by the assessors of your coun-
ty, so far as you know and believe,
and, if not, how much below the
actual value are the assessments
made?
Second. Are the returns ofhouse-
held furniture, including. gold and
silver, furniture, p~leasuse carriages,
watches and other personal property
taxable for State purposes, fully and
correctly made by the assessors OF
your county so for as you know and
believe, and, ifnot, how much below
the actual value are the assessments
made?
Third. Can you give any other
information or make any suggestions
which may be useful to this Board
in the discharge OF its duties in equal
izing the assessments of the several
counties according to the value OF
the taxable property therein? If so,
state and give the same as if special
ly Intercepted in reference thereto.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Check to Pension Frauds.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 90
Pension Commissioner Dudley ha;
issued a circular directing all special
pension examiners to give public
notice that they are not authorized
to collect money far fees or expenses
from pensioners or applicants for
pensions; also that all special ex-
aminers are provided with a certifi-
cate signed by the Commissioner OF
Pensions and Secretary of the Inte-
rior and bearing the seal of the Inte-
rior Department. Without such Ger.
t~ificates all persons claiming to be
pension examiners gre frauds. This
circular has been brought out by
complaints reaching the pension
office of swindles perpetrated by per-
sons having no authority to act for
the pension office. The Commission
er asks that some, responsible person
report to his office all suspicious acts
of the above nature, with a descrip-
ton of the alleged examiners.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Remarkable Disclosures.

DUBLIN, April 16-The inquiry
made by Mr.. Clifford Lloyd into the
plot 10 murder in the Crusheen dis
trics in connection with which 4
nunlOer of arrests have been made,
has led to remarkable discoveries.
The first clue to the existence OF d
conspiracy was obtained by the con-
iession of a man named Tabridy,
who was wounded while engaged in
an attack on an Objectionable party
by moonlighters. Tabridy has given
full particulars in court of the MUIR
der of a man named Kennedy, by
assassins who were brought from a
distance TO perform the deed. Tabri-
dy statesthat he belonged to asecret
society in which he was obliged by
threats to continue. In January.
1882, the society was organized with
the special object ofkilling landlords,
agents and spies. The local leader
was a man named Max Inerney. He
introduced to the members a 1tran-
ger from Dublin who said he had
travelled through other countries and
formed societies. He stated chat the
land league would supply the socie-
ty with arms, and promised that the
league would pay Max ~Inerney the
expenses incurred by men who were
sent out of their own district He
also said members might have to go
to various parts of Ireland, and even
tn England to shoot landlords and
agents. The name of the new soci-
ETY. was the Invincible or Vigilants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Ruffans Routed.

BRAINERD, Mimi, April 20.-Sher-
iff Mortz aid the police had a lively
skirmish yesterday afternoon with a
crowd of armed tramps, who had
stationed themselves at the railroad
bridge near the city and were stop
ping every one who passed. The
officers captured six of me party and
lodged them in Jail. Policeman
Showtell and Deputy sheriff Palmer
were slightly wounded in the fray.
After this first capture the sheriff's
posse, armed with Winchester rifles,
started in pursuit of the others, who
were hiding in the timber on the
west side of the river. They come
upon two who were lying in a thick
ct, revolvers in hand, one of whom
was the man who had shot Showtell.
They were ordered to throw up their
hands, and upon their refusal to do
so, the police party fired, severely
and propably fatally wounded one
of the hunted men, who with his
companion was removed to the Jail,
making a total capture of eight men
They all pretenn to hail from New
Orleans and say they have been
working their way gradually thence
UP the river.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Nihilists Convicted.

ST PETERSBURG, April 19.-The
trial OF Is prominent nihilists ended
here to-day and resulted in the cor
viction of all the prisoners. Six
were condemned to death, two fol
life long servitude and the remsinder
to terms Of imprisonment ranging
from 15to 20 years. Those senten-
ced to suffer capital punishment are
Bogonovitch, who laid a mine in
Little Garden STREET for the purpose
OF blowing up the Car Saveli
Zlotopolisky, implicated in the
Hartmann attack on the late EN-.
peror in 1879; Michael Gratchefsky,
one of the assassins of the Car, Te-
laloff, a participation in the attempt
to blow up the imperial train at
Alexandrofsky in 1880, Klimenks,
an escaped political prisoner who
was subsequently arrested with
Gratchefsky, and retired naval of.
ficer named Boutsevitch. The two
sentenced to imprisonment for life
are Stevanovitch and Kiefi.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
a Horrible Crime.

TAUNTON, Mass, April 1S.-Ellen
Hallasey, aged 60 years, was found
dead in her house in East Taunton
this morning, with indications that
she had been murdered. She was
lying with her head in a tin basin
and surrounded by pools of blood,
and with a hole In her forehead.
William Flynn was found in ain adj
joining room severely cut in the
forehead, and his story is that Tim
othy aged ~, and John, aged y,
the sons of the murdered woman,
were engaged in an alienation last
evening, when he interfered and was
struck on the head by Timothy with
a chair. The boys put him in bed
and the last he remembered was the
old woman standing over him and
trying to staunch the flow of blood.
He was awakened at three o'clock
this morning by John, vino said his
mother was dead. Both sons say
they were away from home all night,
but tell conflicting stories as to their
Whereabouts. All the parties have
been arrested and held for examina-
ton.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Bleeding to Death.

READING, April 1.-TWO years
ago the bone in the right arm of
Dora Huls began growing abnormal
iy, and continued until it had attain
ed enormous proportions. Last
spring the young lady visited Phila-
delphia, and the case was examined
by Dr.. Gross. The doctor gave it as
his opinion that amputation of the
arm would be necessary to save the
life of the patient. This she refused
to allow, saying that she preferred
death to the operation. Returning
home she quietly awaited the end.
Yesterday an artery burst and she
bled to death. The enlarged bone
measured two feet and a half in
circumference snd weighed forty
two pounds. She was seventeen years
old
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Explosion.

KIrTANING, April 21.-A terrific
explosion of dynamite occurred here
this afternoon between two and three
o'clock. The explosive matter was
on a car standing on a side track in
real of the freight depot and near
the locomotive engine house, it hav-
ing been shipped by James McCul-
Tough, Jr., Of Kittanning, and the
car was waiting to go out by the
next regular freight. On the two
adjoining fat cars the monument
of Alexander Reynolds was loaded.
There were passenger coaches stand
ing in the yard and the tank and
tender of a locomotive, a large num-
bet of agricultural implements and
a variety of material and packages
customarily collected before train
time as freight and Tor railroad use.
The cause of the explosion is I'M
derstood to have been by the care
less shooting into the can, the par
ties probably not knowing that it
contained such deadly material.
The effect was simply awful. The
side of the freight house was torn
out and the contents scattered for
acres around, the cars were wrecked
and the tender hurled for a consid-
cradle distance. Glass was blown
out of windows two squares away
and several persons were wounded,
though, strange to say, none fatally.
T.. r. McConnell's dwelling, in the
immediate vicinity of the explosion,
was split in twain, the inside doors
were wrenched off their hinges. all
the windows knocked out, the plas-
tering torn off, presenting a COM
p!ete wreck and in many of the
neighboring dwellings and store
houses, doors, window sashes and
glass, chandeliers, pictures, lamps,
pllastering and furniture in a mo.
ment lay in confused masses. The
Bismarck House would not have
looked more dilapidated if it had
been the central point of a battle.
All the houses along Reynolds ave-
nue. and for nearly two squares
away look as if they had been Struck
by a cyclone.
MI. John Blair, the conductor Of
the Kittanning accommodation, was
struck by a fragment on the fore.
head, and Walter Diffenbaughcr
who had been attending to the ship
ment of the explosive matter, wa
wounded in the leg. 1t seemed mi
raculous that they escaped with
their lives ; yet their hurts are more
painful than serious. They are tht
only persons who sustained persona
injury worth mentioning, although
there were a number within range
of the effects on property. A mum
Der of sensational reports have beer
set afoat, but these are the unexag
gerated facts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25

sues growing out of the civil wal
and bringing forward protection to
American industry as the hinge on
which the result ought ought to
turn. Under their new banner the
Republicans vigorously assailed the
wavering lines of the Democrats in
Connecticut, New York, New jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana,
and Hancock lost these six manu-
featuring States, with the exception
of New Jersey, which he barely saw
ed by a plurality of 1000.
These facts are worthy of the con-
sideration of those Demoerats-Mh
are preparing platforms and select
ing candidates for the next Presiden-
tial election.-Nep York Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Accelerated Justice.

LANCASTER, April Hast night
a burglar was caught in the act of
robbing the dwelling house of Chas.
]. White. He had in his possession
$50 in gold stolen from a bed room,
and when caught was in another
room il which were a large number
of valuable articles. He was handed
over to the police, and at the station
house gave the name of Jno. Clifford,
and his residence as Ohio. He was
given a hearing this morning. The
case was at once returned to court,
the grand jury acted on it this morn
ing and returned a true bill. Shortly
before the hour of adjournment
Clifford pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to undergo an imprisonment
of five years at hard labor. Within
nineteen hours of the time he COM
United his crime he wasa convict in
the county prison.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Cow Boys on a Strike.

Fort WORTH, April 19.-Betweer
two hundred and three hundred
COW boys on ranches in the Pan
Handle district are on a strikefor an
increase of from $50 to $50 pei
month and board. The men are well
armed, and threaten to kill any new
men employed also to fire the
ranches and work general trouble.
Some of the largest companies have
signified their unwillingness to meet
the demands of the COW boys, and
are now taking steps to secure Uni
ted States troops or Texas rangers to
protect their property.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Startling Discovery.

Superintendent Wilson, of the
firm Of Ronalds & Co., plumbers
material dealers, yesterday found in
the basement of the firms factory in
Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn, a
dynamite cartridge. The upper part
of the building is occupied by a
mandatory of women's underwear,
upon which nearly 100 girls are en-
ployed. Had the cartridge exploded
it is is said it would have demolish-
ed the building and caused a fearful
loss Of life. Not long ago Mr.. VIII
son discharged two men, who on
leaving threatened him. The police
are investigating the matter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25
Dynamite by Express.

MILWAUKEE, April 20.--The Amer
lean express agent in this city to-day
discovered a package of dynamite
weighing % pounds, which was ship
ped from Newark, N. J., by Adams
Express, and turned over to the
American company on Thursday at
Chicago. 1t bore no mark to indi-
cate its deadly contents, but was di-
rected to the Milwaukee Cement
Co. When delivered by the express
driver, the Cement Company's EN-.
ployes said it was dynamite and the
package was returned to the express
Office and lay on the sidewalk till
one o'clock. The cement company
claim it is only a lot of fuses. An
expert says the amount vas suffi-
Gent to blow the express train to
atoms'and demolished a whole block.
The package is eighteen inches long,
twelve inches wide and eight inches
deem.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25

When the Republican party came
into power the Nation was literally
bankrupt, and treason was at a pre-.
MUM in tie chief places at the Cap.
itol. Through its organization trea.
son was dethroned, and disaster to
the Nations finances averted. The
great work of the Republican party
is shown to-day by a Nation of 81,
100000 of free men and women
happier and more prosperous than
any people the world ever before
saw With its credit so good that its
securities are sought by every CAPT.
talist of the world at the lowest rates,
its future none can doubt unless It's
affairs are turned over again to
schemers and experimenters. The
small reformers, who for petty pur.
poses and grievances would destroy
the party and turn it over to the very
powers which so nearly DESTROYED
il, are unwise. Men of every class
would Go well to let the things which
are in their own knoGledge guide
them to a'wise use of their ballots
rather than the special pleadmgs o.
smooth orators. 1t is the fool and
not the wise man who tears down
that which is good with only a vague
hope OF building better. The Repab.
lican party may not be perfect, but
dare the Democratic party set up a:
a model? A party, like a man, is
best known by its works. The rec
ords Of the two parties are made.
and the wise man will take note Of
them.-Iater Ocean.