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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
A Terrible Struggle.

ERIE, August 2.-Daniel Conroy,
who became furiously insane over
the fifteen puzzle two years ago, and
who was committed to Dixmont for
treatment, was arrested to-day at the
instance of a fellow workman, John
Bowden, who alleges that while
working on the tower of the new ca
thedral. 135 feet high, Conroy be-
came furious over trivial matter,
and threatened to throw him down
from the tower, and proceeded to
put his threat into execution. A
terrible struggle ensued, and the
men rolled and tumbled around on
the narrow scaffold until Conroy was
overpowered by the other workmen,
and both he and Bowden saved from
being dashed to pieces at the base of
the dizzy height. Bowden was seri.
ously injured in the struggle for lib
erty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

One of the resolutions of the Dem
ocratic platform, declares that "the
tax laws of the State should be re-
vised, and so changed as to make
them more equal and more Just and
bear equally upon all classes Of prop
erty."
Well, why hasn't this change
been made? Two years ago com
mission was appointed to revise the
tax laws of the State. Its report was
submitted to the Legislature last
January by Governor Hoyt, but that
body refused to adopt it at the late
session. As that was Reform
Democratic Legislature, could i'm
pudence and cheek go further, than
in the call of Democratic conven.
ton for a change, which Democrat.
ic Legislature had just refused tc
make, and whose work was at the
same time commended by this same
convention ?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

Sr. SOUS, August 1.-At the col.
ored village of Brooklyn, in the
American bottom, opposite st. Louis,
a frighttul duel came off last mid
night between City Marshal Henry
Green and an ex-convict desperate
named Jones. The latter, with a
companion, had been engaged all
day in an endeavor to hunt down
and kill stranger, who was sus,
pected of being detective from
Chicago looking for some of the hard
characters who often seek hiding
place in Brooklyn. knowing that
his men were armed with shot guns
and small arms, Green supplied
himself with these weapons and
started in pursuit. He met Jones
about midnight, and. after short
parley, opened on him with both
barrels ofhis shot gun. The buck
shot carried away the entire flesh
from Jones left upper arm. The
men then closed, and in the strug-
gle Jones got the first shot, sending
bullet from his revolver into the
officers groins. Green followed it
with a shot which passed through
the desperados body. The men
were then separated and carried off,
and both have since died, Green lin
gering until this morning and Jones
until this afternoon. Jones was one
of the most desperate men in the
American bottom, had shot several
people and served two terms in the
penitentiary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT
INNEw YORK.
Nineteen Persons Killed and Thirty
Injured.

ALBION, N. Y. Aug. 2S.-A terrible
accident occurred on the Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad
at Carlyon, station, about $50 last
evening, by which nineteen persons
were killed and thirty were injured.
The train, double header, was
excursionists train No. 53, and was
bound for Clayton, with Thousand
Island tourists, mostly from Michi-
gan. The excursion train was be-
hind time, and when the collision
occurred it was running at the rate
of thirty miles an hour. The wind
was blowing gale, and had blown
a freight car off the side track. The
collision threw one ot the engines on
end and the other into the ditch.
The baggage car and two sleepers
were completely demolished. Cars
were piled upon one another until
there was one vast heap of ruins. At
the time heavy thunder shower
was passing over and the night was
dark. The cries and shrieks of the
dying and wounded were terrible.
The crash was heard three miles
away. The country is but thinly
settled, and it was sometime before
assistance could be obtained. The
coroner, DR.. Cochrane, of Albion,
was sent for, and the work of recOv-
ering the bodies commenced. Fire
man France was instantly killed, and
Engineer Mccarthy, of the second
engine, was terribly scalded. He
died after they put him aboard the
train for Oswego, The engineer,
fireman and train dispatcher of the
first engine escaped, although all
were injured. Those of the injured
who could travel were placed in a
sleeper and taken to the Falls, while
the rest were taken to the neighbor-
ing houses and cared for. One man,
who lived but few rods from the
wreck, had driven his son to Lyn-
donville, distance of three miles,
to take the train, and got home Just
in time to find him corpse. The
work of removing the debris is being
pushed forward rapidly and the
track will be cleared in few hours.
At 2 o'clock special train arrived
from Oswego, having on board Coro-
ner Cochran. James Bailey, engi-
neer of the first locomative testified
that he first saw the car about three
rods ahead, he blew for breaks and
reversed the engine. The next thing
he knew he was in the ditch. Albert
Peary, the track walker, testified that
he went over the track about half an
hour before the collision and every
thing was all right, yet it seems
from other testimony that freight
car was blown 12S feet with brakes
set as testified by brakeman, which
appears hardly credible. The depot
master says he did not examine or
look if everything was all right.
The testimony of witnesses was so
conflicting that the jury was unable
to agree upon verdict at once, and
adjourned until Wednesday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
convention

JUDGE HoADLY, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Ohio, has
got himselfinto a mighty tight place.
Governor Foster stated, on the au-
thority of a friend; that the Judge
had paid $4,000 for his nomination /;
this the latter Indignantly denied
and called upon the Governor for
his authority. Foster at once COM
piled by publishing letter from ].
II. Woodward, in which, after child
ing him, (the GOVERNOR for letting
out this little Democratic secret, he
says that Judge Hoadly, in his own
Office in Cincinnati, on the I'd OF
July, complained that McLean's
peridy had made the nomination
cost him great deal more money
than it ought to have cost him, and
when he, (Wo odward stated the
alleged amount at $4,000, he did
not DENY it, aud left the impression
on his mind thai that was the sum.
To this revelation of corruption, the
Democratic candidate has put in no
denial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Minnesota Democrats.

ST.. PAUL, Aug. 3.-The Democrat
ic State Convention assembled here
this morning, C. F. Buck acting as
temporary chairman. After appoint
ing the usual committees a recess
was taken until 8 o'clock. Upon
reassembling c. H. Lienan was elect
ed permanent chairman. W. w.
McNair was nominated for governor
over Biermann, the only other can
didate, on the first ballot. The fol-
lowing officers were also nominated
For lieutenant governor, R. l.. Frazee;
secretary of state, ]. ]. Green; state
treasurer, John Ludwig; attorney
general, J. w. Willis; railroad COM
missioner, P. Lindolm. Anti-pro-
hibition resolutions were passed.
The platform declares for a tariff for
revenue only, approves the River
and Harbor bill, and calls for a re-
vision of the patent laws.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
A Disiocated Neck Reset.

READING, Pa, Aug. six doctors
successfully set the dislocated neck OF
Edward Schwartz, yesterday, after
the body had been paralyzed almost
completely. The neck had been
broken by the fall Of limb OF tree
and death was assured unless the
broken fourth vertvbra could be
drawn in place. The situation was
explained to the dying man, who
desired the doctor to proceed.
The Rev. J. c. Deninger was called
in, and in the presence of the entire
family held religious services, the
dying man being able to speak and
understand, but not to move. The
physicians then, by physical force,
pressed the bones into place, and
sensation returned at once To the
body. 1t is believed that Schwartz
will recover.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Store Robbed,

CLARION, August Last night
two men broke into the store OF
Steiner & Bartlett, of Scotch Hill,
this county, blowed open the safe by
drilling and exploding, stole seven
hundred dollars in currency. They
also stole from the same parties a
black stallion and top buggy. Two
strange men of the following descrip-
ton were seen about the store the
day before:
The larger man had a broad face,
high cheek bones, dark eyes and
moustache, twenty-seven years old.
The smaller man was about thirty
years old, weighing about one hun
dred and forty pounds, brown eyes
and spare face. Both wore dark
clothes. The firm offers a liberal
reward for the arrest Of the Grimm
ais. A large force is in search and it
is thought they will be easily over
taken.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
A Desperate Girl.

URBANA, Aug. 3.-Miss Hannah
Aaron, who had been committed to
the lunatic asylum for attempting
suicide a few weeks ago, and dis
charged on the ground that there
was nothing the matter with her,
effected her purpose yesterday. She
obtained a box of sulphur matches
and ate the birthstone ends off them
until she was prostrated. She refus-
ed to take medicine when the doctor
came and died. This is the fourth
attempt that she had made; the first
time she tried to hang herself, the
second time she plunged out ofa hay
loft, the third time by cutting her
throat, and the fourth and success
full time as described above. The
cause is attributed to the villainous
conduct of Ralph Cramer, who had
promised the girl to marry her, but
when the day arrived for the event
he only laughed at what he called
the girls foolishness. and positively
declined to fill his part of the con-
tract, and since that day the girl has
made persistent and determined eff
forts to take her life.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Charged with Murder.

WILEEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. MARY
Bowman, an English woman, forty
years of age, of Ross township, gave
birth to a child in the woods at
North mountain on Monday while
she was picking berries. She did
not return home until Tuesday, and
as the child was not seen again by
those who had accompanied her,
search was made and the dead body
of the infant was found concealed in
a ledge of rocks with its skull crush
ed. Mary has been arrested and
committed to prison here. As yet
little can be learned of the crime.
The woman is dangerously i'll and
may die at any moment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Instantly Killed.

LANCASTER, July 30.-At $50
O'Clock Thursday morning the sec
ond section of the fast express east,
on the Pennsylvania Railroad struck
a market wagon containing Henry
Welsh and wife, and Miss Alice
Schwartz, of Mt. Joy. at the Man
helm road crossing, near Mt. Joy.
Miss Schwartz and the horse were
killed instantly. Welsh, with part
of the vehicle, was dragged about
400 y ards, and was dead when found,
and Mrs. Welsh lived only about
twenty minutes. Welsh was terribly
mangled. The engineer whistled to
warn the occupants of the wagon,
but Welsh tried to whip his horse
across the track.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

SENATOR GORDON, of Philadelphia
on Tuesday last, reiterated in the
Senate the determination of the
Governor to compel the Legislature tc
pass the apportionment bills. The
threat of this young cock-sparrow
who has been frequently put forth
as the Administrations spokesman,
settles the fate of these bills. This
threat, repeatedly made by authority
places each member of the Senate
under an obligation to stand upon
his prerogative, which is as clear and
as high as that of the Governor. The
Senator who will yield to threats Of
what the Governor will do, is cow
ard. unfit to represent a free people.
The Governor cannot lay his COM
mands upon the Legislature, nor CO.
cree its action. He can recommend
legislative action, but cannot COM
mand obedience to his behests, and
no self-respecting legislator will yield
to threats. 1t is now the imperative
duty of the Legislature to prove to
the Executive and his spokesman,
that it cannot be bossed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Killed by a Collision.

Troy, n. Y, Aug. 1.-Two Troy
and Boston freight trains collided
this morning at Pownall, Vt. The
locomotives and trains were wrecked
There were six persons killed, Of
whom four are: Marks Sutherland
and Charles Marden, engineers, Of
Troy; John Barrett, conductor, Of
Troy, and II. H. Bruce, operator,
of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad
State Line Station. Twelve cars
were burned. The bodies of the six
men killed were burned to cinders.
Conductor George Warner and Fire
man Frank Barnes were both serious.
ly injured about the head.
Mr.. Johnson, the night operator at
Petersburg Junction, is blamed for
the collision. He had been given
orders to hold one train at the juno
tions and neglected to transfer his
instructions to the day operator, who
in his ignorance, allowed the train to
pass.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
King Humbert.

NAPLES, August 2.-King Hum
bert yesterday visited the scene OF
the earthquake on the Island OF
Ischia, and went over the ruins of
the destroyed towns. He expressed
the deepest sympathy with the suf-
ferers and directed the distribution
of money and provisions to those in
need. Another severe shock of
earthquake was felt on the Island
last evening, which put stop to
searching the ruins for bodies of vic
Tins. 1t is believed that some of tn e
persons who were buried under fall
ing buildings at the time the earth
quake on the Island of Ischia occur
red are still alive in the ruins. The
use of lime on the ruins is therefore
Opposed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
A Fathers Cruelty.

CHEsTERvILLE, o., August IA
brutal assault by parent on his
child was committed ten miles
south of this place yesterday. 1t
seems that the son of Silas Preston
asked his fathers consent to allow
him to marry a certain young lady,
whereupon the father became enrag-
ed and desperately assaulted his son
with a pitchfork. He viciously hit
the young man blow on the head
which crushed in his skull and in
flicted a probably fatal wound. AT
last accounts young Preston had be-
come entirely crazy from the effects
of the cruel blow and little hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

The official statement of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue re-
garding the affairs OF the bureau
gives very different impression OF
its work from that conveyed in the
denunciatory resolution of the Vir-
ginia Bourbons. They call the in
ternal revenue system "a nursery OF
spies and informers. a menace to the
freedom of elections, an intolerable
burden to the tax payers, a source
of the greatest corruption" DC. The
Commissioner, on the other hand,
mildly remarks that the system
brings in a revenue of SlH,000,000 a
year at a cost of only 81 per cent.
for collection, and there is at present
no occasion for spies and informers,
and the officers are exceptionally
faithful and efficient. The admins.
tration of this bureau has heretofore
been quite a model in its way, and
as iis importance decreases it is TO
be hoped that its efficiency will not
diminish. The estimated reduction
in receipts for the current year will
leave the total somewhat above
slOOOOOO00.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

AMONG the planks of the Demo.
cratic platform adopted at the con-
vention at Harrisburg last week, is
one advertising that party as the
natural friend of the workingman,
and the natural enemy of monopoly.
From the day of its birth, until it
was driven from power in 1861, that
party was the constant protector of
slavery, and the advocate of the doc
trine that capital should own labor,
and as to its being the enemy of
monopoly, there is not a monopoly
in the State to-day that is not main
ly controlled by Democrats.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

The long struggle in New Hamp-
shire over the election of a U. S.
Senator, has closed by the election
of Austin +. Pike. He has been
repeatedly a member of the Legisla.
ture and was once elected to Con.
gress. He is a man of ability, a
thorough Republican, and has q
creditable record. Mr.. Pike is in the
Gath year of his age.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

WHILE ''resoluting" upon nearly
every other question under the sun,
the Democratic platform makers al
Harrisburg, last week, carefully
avoided the mention of the prohib-
itory liquor question. This was a
singular omission in view of the
fct that during the late session, a
prohibitory amendment was defeated
bv a Democratic flank movement.
Perhaps, however, il was deemed
enough to declare in favor of untax.
ed whisky.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Another Railroad Wreck

BosToN, Aug. Ia special from
Newport, Vermont, says the express
train of the Southeastern Railroad
from here to Montreal was derailed
three miles from North Troy and the
whole train wrecked. Two parlor,
one baggage and one passenger car
and the engine were made a COM
plete wreck. A lady from Derby
was fatally injured. Some fourteen
others were seriously hurt. Fred
Pierce, of Stanstead, and his servants
were badly hurt. Some of the injur-
ed were brought here and Others to
Newport Centre and North Troy
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Suicide OF . Young Man.


CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Gavnorden, a
finely educated young Swede, was
found lying dead in a Swedish Lu-
theran church at Englewood, near
this city, Yesterday, having committed
suicide. The morning papers claim
the young man has been identified
as the illegitimate son of King Oscar
of Sweden, and that he was raised
in the family of sister of the King.
During his stay in this country he
has been engaged as an instructor in
a private school. On portable
blackboard back of the pulpit he
had written in Swedish: "The dead
cry never" No cause is assigned for
the deed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. IA
horrible homicide was committed
last night in Doddrige County, near
New Salem. John Cayton, agent for
lands owned by Judge Camden,
rented piece to Henry Rice. A
difficulty transpired in reference to
the payment of the rent some time
ago, and Cayton and Rice exchanged
shots. Last evening both men met
in a wood and the feud was renewed.
Each was armed. A shooting main
opened. Rice was fatally shot by
Cayton. His gun was loaded with
lath nails. Forty-fye ugly jagged
wounds were counted in Rice's
corpse.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Yellow Fever.

MOBILE Aug. 4-The revenue cut
ter Forward, while on a cruise out
side Sand Island, off Mobile Bay
yesterday, spoke the Norwegian BARI
Vascode Gamma, from Vera Cruz
with yellow fever on board. The
sick are reported to be convalescing
needing no assistance. The bark
was prohibited from coming nearer
than ten miles from the Mobile bal
and the pilot was not allowed to &C
on board. She was ordered to Ship
Island, and set sail at once, with a
fair wind.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

LAST week the Democrats in the
Legislature came down from their
high horse, and finally accepted and
passed the Senate Judicial appor-
tionment bill. This bill is substan-
tally the same as the one offered
during the regular session and re-
iected by the Democratic House. So,
after an extra session lasting over
two months, and costing the tax
payers more than s150,000, we have
this one bill passed, and are appar-
emily no nearer the adoption of the
Congressional and Legislative appor-
tionment bills, than when the session
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

ILLINOIS has already received
more than 100000 of revenue
under the operation of her new high
license act, and expects to receive
nearly half a million more before the
year is out. Democrats threaten to
make the repeal of the act the issue
in their State canvass, and the Re.
publicans dare them TO do il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Celebrating Cnrey's Death.

SYRACUSE, August "A national
salute was fired in this city tonight,
under the auspices of the Celtic So
ciety, an Irish organization, celebra-
ting the death of Carey, the inform
er. The proceeding is not fully en-
dorsed by the leading Irishmen of
the city, many ofwhom openly de-
nounced the policy. During the fir
ing a cartridge exploded, filing the
face and eyes of John frost, mem
Der of the Celtic Club, with powder.
w. H. Stewart, who was assisting in
the work, was also very badly iniur-
aI
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

JAMES CAREY, the Irish "Invinci-
ble," who aided in the Phoenix Park
murders, in Dublin, last year, and
saved his neck by turning informer
and sending his associates to the
gallows, has received a dose of the
aInvincible" remedy for Ireland's
wrongs. After the trial and execu-
ton of his comrades he left for
South Africa, under the assumed
name of Power, but was followed
ard shot dead by an Irishman nam
ed O'Donnell, on Sunday, at Cape
Town. O'Donnell was arrested with
ont offering resistance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

The present session of the State
Legislature will probably pass into
history as an Extraordinary legisla.
tive episode, since an Y and a ten
dollar bill are colloquially convert
ible terms. One appOrtionment bill
having been passed at length, the
exhausted politicians viii probably
proceed to apportion the other bills
in the Treasury and then adjourn
North American.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Patriotic at $40 a Day.

The Democrats of the Legislature
declare their firm determination to
continue for an indefinite period to
serve the State at ten dollars a day
in industriously doing nothing at
Harrisburg. The self-sacrificing IRE.
form" patriots are too unseltish and
patriotic for these selfish latter days,
Just think of their devotion to the
people and all, too, without
whimper of complaint But what
do the dear people think about it ?
Great 1oas Diana of the Ephesians
and great Is Reform of the Democ.
racy.-Ned1d american.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Draught in British Columbia.

VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 1.-The dry,
hot weather continues here. There
has been no rain for two months.
Forest fires are raging everywhere,
and the air is filled with smoke.
Yesterday afternoon the heat from
the forest fires ignited the powder in
0nderdonk's mill, near Yale, which
blew up. Every pane Of glass in
the town OF Yale was broken. No
one was killed, but several we're bad
ly hurt. Three hundred and sixty
cases of giant powder and ten cases
of black powder exploded. The
loss is heavy. ai ie5Ismao
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08

THE Milwaukee Sentinel is author.
ity for the statement that leprosy
has gained footing among the Nor
wegian inhabitants of Northwestern
Wisconsin, that it is spreading sure.
ly if not rapidly, and that it has al
ready reached a stage which will re-
quire radical and persistent effort for
It's eradication.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-08
Gen. Ord's Body.

HAVANA, July 30.-The body o.
Major General Ord will, according tc
instructions received from tie United
States, be deposited in the De- Pro
funds Hall of the cemetery until the
cooler season sets in, when it will
be sent north. The steamer City OF
Merida, which left to-day tor n. Y.
had, upon her arrival here from Vera
Cruz and Progreso. ten of her crew
sick with yellow fever Two of these
are dangerously ill. The sick were
sent to a private intirmary.